“She inspires us always and her endless accomplishments are universally recognized,” said actor, writer and producer Dan Bucatinsky of Gwyneth Paltrow alongside his husband, director and screenwriter Don Roos, on stage at amfAR’s Los Angeles gala on Thursday night inside Milk Studios. The actress was being honored for her work with the nonprofit, which works to support AIDS research and HIV prevention. “She’s also someone we’re so fortunate to call our friend.”
“My friend, my friend first…” jumped in Roos.
“No, no, no…actually you and Gwyneth just worked together,” Bucatinsky said. “That’s not really a friendship. She’s kind of a colleague. But with me, it’s pure love.”
“You do know she’s won an Oscar for making people believe things that aren’t true,” Roos responded to a room of laughs.
“Whatever, I met Gwyneth in 1999 when I directed her in a movie that I wrote with Ben Affleck,” he continued, referencing the romantic drama “Bounce.” “This is a good chance actually to sort of make amends with Gwyneth, because I had kind of a crush on Ben Affleck. I would say ‘Cut,’ and I’d go up to them and say, ‘Ben, you were amazing, such levels…just the whole way your face is arranged.’ And
“My friend, my friend first…” jumped in Roos.
“No, no, no…actually you and Gwyneth just worked together,” Bucatinsky said. “That’s not really a friendship. She’s kind of a colleague. But with me, it’s pure love.”
“You do know she’s won an Oscar for making people believe things that aren’t true,” Roos responded to a room of laughs.
“Whatever, I met Gwyneth in 1999 when I directed her in a movie that I wrote with Ben Affleck,” he continued, referencing the romantic drama “Bounce.” “This is a good chance actually to sort of make amends with Gwyneth, because I had kind of a crush on Ben Affleck. I would say ‘Cut,’ and I’d go up to them and say, ‘Ben, you were amazing, such levels…just the whole way your face is arranged.’ And