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Morgan Neville is pulling back the curtain on who Lorne Michaels<\/a> truly is.\n<\/p>\n While very few can claim to truly know the enigmatic creator of Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a>, 81, Neville\u2019s latest documentary, Lorne<\/em><\/a>, offers a rare glimpse into what makes the popcorn-obsessed executive producer tick \u2014 from his strict routines to finding refuge on a blueberry farm in Maine.\n<\/p>\n Through interviews and roundtables with both old and new cast members \u2014 including Tina Fey<\/a>, John Mulaney<\/a>, Andy Samberg<\/a>, Conan O\u2019Brien<\/a>, Chris Rock<\/a> and more \u2014 the film revisits decades of memories, shedding light on the complexities of who Michaels really is and how he positioned himself at the center of such a beloved show.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Here are a few of the biggest revelations in the Lorne<\/em> documentary:\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Courtesy of Focus Features<\/p>\n <\/span> While SNL<\/em> alum Kristen Wiig<\/a> describes her former boss as having a \u201cman behind the curtain Wizard of Oz mystique,\u201d Maya Rudolph<\/a> says in the documentary that he\u2019s got a \u201cfolkloric quality\u201d to him. Indeed, Michaels has built quite the reputation around the fact that no one actually knows much about him.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Longtime SNL<\/em> writer and producer Steve Higgins<\/a>, who has worked alongside Michaels since 1995, also notes that you’d have to be \u201cwith\u201d Michaels for a long time to get him to open up.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Despite Michaels’ quiet and calm demeanor, John Mulaney recalls quickly realizing that he was often \u201cf—ing with\u201d him during rehearsals, while Adam Sandler<\/a> adds that Michaels will never \u201cgo too long without saying a joke.\u201d\n<\/p>\n As Michaels says in the documentary, \u201cPeople have this idea that they know me.\u2026 I don\u2019t even know myself.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Nobody really knows him \u2014 not even people who have worked with him for years <\/span> <\/h3>\n