And he inspires me in so many ways, not just because he's a great boss and a risk taker, but also because of his dedication to kindness, his dedication to trying to be a good person, his dedication to realistic improvement. I told him it was a mistake and I didn't know what I was doing, and he just wouldn't have any of it. He just believed in me when I, even when I told him not to give me the job when he hired me. And he opened up this avenue that I could have never, ever, ever, ever have conceived for myself.
I didn't know how much longer I was going to be able to stick out in America, and I didn't really know what I wanted to do with my life.
But he just saw something in me and decided to give me a chance and put me opposite Ted Danson from my very first day and changed my entire I had no money, I had no money. I thought you had to train for it for years, and I'm sure you still should. I respect it so much as a craft that it was never something I thought could ever be for me. And five years ago, six years ago, shit me, six years ago, he met me at an audition that I was forced to go by my manager, and I had no acting experience, and for some reason he took a bloody chance on me and he gave me the job of my lifetime. Anyway, speaking of trying to be a bit better today or tomorrow than you were yesterday, I have the perfect guest and I chose him for my 100th episode because I owe everything to this man. But you do it with kindness and pushing me to do better rather than pushing me to fuck off. And I feel as though you listen in good faith and and when I'm wrong, you let me know about it. And I think that's extremely cool, and I feel very safe here in a way that I never have on social media. And this podcast, I know this sounds a bit ridiculous, especially in what's been going on in the world in a way that I could never have predicted just makes me feel so much less alone because I feel like we're on this journey together, and I feel like you're all as excited as I am to find out more things about yourselves and about each other. I read as many as I can, and I'm very, very humbled constantly by the things that you teach me. And I have learned so much on this podcast from not just our extraordinary guests, but from you and from your letters. I have been, I'm sure, will continue to be at times accidentally problematic and aggressive and unempathetic and unsympathetic.
Can I become less stupid? Can I become more informed? Can I become more tolerant? Can I alter my behavior? Can I find my toxicity and remove it? And I do that very, very nakedly in front of all of you because I want people to feel safe to do it with me. It took time and you're in the fucking blur of time that was the last shit show of the last two years to listen to and to join me in this kind of it's an experiment of progress. I can't believe you stuck with me, especially through a pandemic when no one was even going outside or commuting. And now it has grown to so many people listening and so many people participating and engaging and writing me letters and messages and asking for guests and subjects to be covered. But I've never done it because I thought that everyone would think I was shit and they would hate it, and no one would listen and to think that you have supported this and told your friends and family about it. It took me years to start a podcast, because and I've always wanted to have one. Today is our 100th episode that is absolutely wild to me. Jameela Hello and welcome to an extra special episode of I Weigh with Jameela Jamil, a podcast about change.