[john] Hughes Is A Great

[john] Hughes Was Open To That [rehearsal]. This Can Only Happen If The Director And/or The Writer Are Open To That.

I Was Living In New York, So I Just Rode My Motorcycle Up To The Set [of New Jack City]. So First Day Of Work For Me Was Kind Of Tough. I Get Ready To Get Off My Bike, And I'm Surrounded By The Security Guards, Who Were Louis Farrakhan's Nation Of Islam Guys. Who Had The Double-breasted Suits And Guns. And This Guy Goes, "where You Goin'?" And I Said, "i'm Here To Work." And They Said, "no You're Not." And I Said, "yeah. I'm Here To Work On The Movie." And They Said, "no You're Not. Get On Your Bike."

My Closest Friend Is Canine. I Have Precious Few Close Friends, And Most Of Them Are Not Actors

My Brat Pack Buddies And I Didn't Exactly Handle Celebrity Very Well. Success At An Early Age Is Far More Difficult To Handle Than Failure.

If You Read A Script Enough, Especially A Good Script - I Try To Read It 40 To 50 Times Before You Begin So You Get A Sense Of The Arc: What Happens Before, What Happens After, What Happens During.