The Legend Gets Real: Chris McMillan

I couldn’t have written the script better. To interview the legendary celebrity hairstylist Chris McMillan over the phone, from his hotel room in Paris, watching the Academy Awards together? It was a happy ending to a process that spanned five days, three continents and six phone calls. Chris was flying around the world—Los Angeles to Bangkok to Paris. I would await his calls—from an airport lounge, an airplane, a hotel room. On our final call, it went something like this: We would be talking about a life-changing experience, and suddenly Chris would burst out: “Oh, look at Rooney’s…