We’re so glad Jen got a chance to interview Ed Asner. Looking back, although she wasn’t sure at the time, it seems he was the perfect combination of warmth, patience, and humor, with a touch of grouchiness.

This interview was recorded at the TVLand Awards on June 8th, 2008.

We became even more familiar with Ed’s voice, of course, as Carl in Up. It’s bittersweet, but a lovely tribute, to hear him again as Carl in the Pixar short, Carl’s Date, which plays before Elemental in theaters now.