I have to detach myself completely from aspirations. I hardly ever listen to music anymore because it arouses all of this yearning in me

A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain. Louie thought: Let go.

And at that point, I think my experience in covering the subject helped me. I think editors felt comfortable with the idea of me telling this story because I had demonstrated that I know this business pretty well

I am disabled, so I can't travel, and I have not been to any development meetings, but Gary and the others affiliated with the film keep me updated on everything.

People think I must have been turning cartwheels on the night I sealed the movie deal - which was only two days after sealing the book deal - but I was really quite terrified.

...maybe it was better to break a man's leg than to break his heart.

Without dignity, identity is erased.