I Am My Father's Only Child. The

One Of The Myths About Dad Was That He Was Mean. That Simply Wasn't True. I Always Found Him Generous To A Fault But He Wasn't Reckless With His Money, Which Was Rather Rare In Hollywood. He'd Grown Up With Nothing And He Wasn't About To Fritter It All Away.

I'm Sure There Was Some Part Of His Soul Was Intrinsically Happy, But He Probably Had To Go Through Some Permutations To Really Get That To Blossom. I'm Sure Dad Had His Challenges, But I Think That Joy Was There From The Beginning And He Had To Find A Way To Make His Life Support That And Express That.

It's Not What Your Parents Give You. It's What You Do With Your Own Stuff.

I Have A Lot Of Favorite Films. I Tend To Love The Silliness Of 'bringing Up Baby.' 'charade' Is Fantastic. 'his Girl Friday,' The Banter In That, That Alone Made Me Want To Be A Writer.

My Son Cary's Generation Likely Won't Know Who My Father Was, But It's Something Nice For Him That His Grandfather Was An Icon. I Had One Chance To Pass Along That Name.