I think one of the things that I was struck by was that Joe has the financial wherewithal to go check into some expensive clinic, go into rehab and beat these addictions but he didn't. He sort of designed his own, you know, sort of rehabilitation at home. And anybody could do what he did. When he felt like having a cigarette after he ate, he would get up and walk. At cocktail hour when he used to have a drink and watch the news, he stopped watching the news. He couldn't. He couldn't watch the news and not have a drink and a cigarette. He would walk.
Joe EszterhasI think the main issue is that a lot of the stars today are very addicted, and they simply feel more comfortable smoking as they act.
Joe EszterhasFact is we went on to do other things. But we still wanted to do our success like rock'n'roll stars.
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