A cigarette in the hands of a Hollywood star onscreen is a gun aimed at a 12- or 14-year-old.
Joe EszterhasMeanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star, politics as rock'n'roll, politics as a movie.
Joe EszterhasI was a militant smoker, and in my case, I think I particularly used smoking because what I felt was a kind of politically correct big brother assault on smoking.
Joe EszterhasI've seen Joe take on many battles, cancer being one of them, and the determination that he has, and he won't stop, he's not going to make one announcement and write one editorial and go away.
Joe Eszterhas