You have to pace yourself. As a producer, you start with a concept and shepherd it through the script to the delivery of the film. It's a very long journey for an hour and 40 minutes of movie.
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I've had a nontabloid life because I had a really good family.
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When I first heard 'A Christmas Story, the musical,' I thought, Oh, that could be really good. It just felt like it fit. Some films lend themselves well to other formats, some don't, but there are so many fantasy sequences in the film, and Ralphie's such a dreamer as a character, I thought they could really lend themselves to being set pieces.
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When you're a child actor and play the precocious kid, the temptation is to wear leather pants or a cutoff shirt to redefine yourself. But I never felt the need to randomly reshuffle the deck and say, 'Don't call me Peter. Call me Pete.' I just figured you evolve naturally, and you'll be recognized for what your successes are.
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I stopped acting a long time ago and my primary career has been producing-directing film.
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I was sleeping on editing room floors for $300 a week.
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When the St. Louis Cardinals arrived in Arizona as the Phoenix Cardinals, I became a fan and still am today.
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I've been really lucky in that I've been able to work so much, and pretty much everything I've done has been really great fun.
