If You Stay In Beverly Hills Too

I Was Producing Things I Was Acting In, But I Had Never Directed And I Felt It Was Time. I Was Looking For A Piece Of Material That Was About Behavior And Feelings. When I Read Judith Guest's Book, I Thought, This Is It.

Let's Get Something Straight - I Don't See Myself As Beautiful.

Storytelling Is Important. Part Of Human Continuity.

Ideas Aren't Real Estate, They Grow Collectively And That Knocks Out The Egotistical Loneliness That Generally Infects Art.

I Learned Early That You'd Better Know What You're Talking About. You'd Better Realize That Certain Issues Are Going To Be So Hot - No Matter What Reason, What Logic You Apply To It - You're Going To Be Met With An Opposition Just Because Their Viewpoint Is Different, And There's No Way They're Going To Accept Your Reasoning. Furthermore, They're Going To Attack You Because You Will Be Portrayed As Not Being Credible: "you're An Actor. What Do You Know?"