This is a business that I have always had the last laugh in.It has nothing to do with acting, it has to do with good karma.
George HamiltonThere came [a script called] โDracula Sucks.โ Now, I liked โDracula Sucks,โ but we gotta change [the title]. They said, โIf you like that, youโre going to like this: โZorro the Gay Blade.โโ I decided I was going to go out and raise the money and develop my own projects. And thatโs what I did. I made โLove at First Biteโ and I made โZorro the Gay Blade.โ [Script rewriter Hal Dresner] and I put together โZorroโ in about eight weeks.
George HamiltonIt's hard for people to get their hands around fame, because it's heady stuff, and you have to look at it as being dangerous explosives, and you have to handle it with care.
George HamiltonYou do a movie [where] you like the script [and] it has something to say that you care about. And there are certain people in this industry that you kind of stick with. Guys like [โThe Congressmanโ producer] Fred Roos. They call you, and if youโre not working, thatโs what you do.
George Hamilton