Burt Lancaster Was Largely Responsible For Me

I Didn't Grow Up Thinking Of Movies As Film, Or Art, But As Movies, Something To Do On A Saturday Afternoon.

We Talked About Tootsie, The Idea In Tootsie Is That A Man Becomes A Better Man For Having Been A Woman.

By That I Mean, I Think That It Is True That Politics And Political Heroes Have To Satisfy Our Need To Be Greater Than Mortal In Some Way, And That's Led Them Into Creating Illusions, Sound Bites, Focus Groups That Tell You What To Do.

Ok, I Know This Is Going To Disgust You, Michael, But A Lot Of People Are In This Business To Make Money.

Well, I Was Born And Raised In The Midwest, In Indiana Specifically, And My Childhood Was Full Of Weekend Movies, You Know, The Saturday And Sunday Popcorn Movies.