I'm not suggesting at all that we take away all of the characters' vices. I am suggesting that this particular vice is so insidious, so nefarious, and so deadly that simply by glamorizing it or poisoning our young adults, and I think it's a very separate category, but in no way am I suggesting that we move on from banning smoking in movies to banning drinking, you know, or whatever else we want to do.
Joe EszterhasI was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it.
Joe EszterhasNo one is going to tell a movie star to smoke or not smoke because they can do whatever they want.
Joe Eszterhas