Jerry Seinfeld: Basic social engagement is a struggle
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Comedian Jerry Seinfeld talks to reporters on the red carpet for the taping of the Mark Twain Prize for Humor ceremony and performance, honoring comedian Jay Leno, at the Kennedy Center in Washington October 19, 2014. (Reuters)
Jerry Seinfeld, the comedian behind the eponymous TV show that ran from 1989 to 1998, says he may be autistic.
“I think, on a very drawn-out scale, I think I’m on the spectrum,” the 60-year-old told Brian Williams in an interview posted Thursday.
Williams, 55, then asked what drove Seinfeld to self-diagnose.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“You know, never paying attention to the right things,” the “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” star said. “Basic social engagement is really a struggle. I’m very literal. When people talk to me and they use expressions, sometimes I don’t know what they’re saying.”