Jeff Daniels has claimed that his opening monologue in The Newsroom saved his career.
Describing his monologue, Daniels said: “In Newsroom I got to do that famous speech, uh, infamous to some, that America is not the greatest country in the world.”
The actor further revealed that it was shot on day three of an 18-day shoot for the pilot, and the speech saved the show, and Daniels’ career.
The Newsroom premiered on HBO in 2012, and ran for three season with total of 25 episodes.