Paul Gleason Played The Teacher. I Just

I Would Go To Trials A Lot In Boston, As Best I Could. And It's Incredible That, Like, Lawyers That Had A Good Case Weren't Dramatic At All. Lawyers That Had A Horrible Case Would Sing And Dance And Do Whatever It Took To Convince The Jury Or The Judge That This Guy Was Innocent. So That Was A Cool Thing To See Because That Made Me Believe That What The Script [of From The Hip] Was Doing Was Totally Believable. Now, Maybe Not Ordinary. But It Could Happen.

I Went To Acting School With Mario Van Peebles. For A Little While, He Was At The Same School. So He Asked Me If I Wanted To Do [ New Jack City]. He Said, "there's Not Really A Role. We'll Figure Something Out. But Would You Like To?" And I Was Like, "sure." 'cause He Said It Was Chris Rock And Ice T's First Movie.

It's A Profession Where Merit Is Not Necessarily Rewarded.

I Find It Very Difficult To Relax. I Find It Increasingly Difficult To Find Outlets For My Frustration.

I Enjoyed [playing Lawyer In From The Hip] As An Ode To My Dad. My Dad Went To Harvard And Harvard Law School, So He Had Some Friends That Practiced In Boston. So, There Was A Big Law Firm That He Hooked Me Up With The Senior Partner, Then The Senior Partner Hooked Me Up With A Young Lawyer Who Worked In The Firm. And The Young Lawyer Was Married To A Public Defender. So I Would Hang Out With Them, And I Could See Both Sides Of It, Those That Are Corporate Attorneys And Those That Help The Poor And The Disenfranchised.