"[Creator] Theresa Rebeck, who I’ve known for many, many years, God love her, does everything at the last minute. So I get a call from her saying they were about to film the pilot but they had neglected to give me a release to sign to allow them to call me a “Napoleonic little Nazi.” So these messengers ran over with this thing, “We will be calling you a Napoleonic little Nazi, and you will not sue us.” So I said, sure, fine, I’ve been called worse."

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Smash’s ‘Napoleonic Little Nazi’ Michael Riedel on Getting Name-Checked in the Premiere and His Upcoming Cameo—NYMag/Vulture

Also, Michael Riedel loves St. Elsewhere, which means that next time he’s in Chicago I want to talk with him about St. Elsewhere.

Tags: Smash Michael Riedel I like St. Elsewhere too much for someone my age.