I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs.
Barry LevinsonThey're intimidating the networks and levying these fines, so the networks are not sure of what they can or can't do.
Barry LevinsonFirst of all, just to get Diner made would have been an achievement in that I got a chance to direct.
Barry LevinsonI got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.
Barry LevinsonIt's such a funny thing. Hollywood is terrible unless you happen to be a celebrity who's a Republican. So Ronald Reagan can be a Hollywood celebrity, and he's a Republican, and then he can become the president, and that's okay. Fred Thomson, well, that's okay. But the rest we need to demonize. There's no consistency.
Barry LevinsonI don't know what Bruce Willis has done in real life. We know actors have certainly had tirades - that's for sure. I never had troubles with him, but the big issue is really less about what Bruce is, as opposed to - this behavior has taken place, and sometimes it came out at something that had credibility, as opposed to, "No, I want to be fat and have a beard." Other people say, "I don't give a damn about the credibility. I paid $20 million. I want to see a movie star."
Barry Levinson