And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to a group of executives - they all sit around, afraid to voice an opinion, saying nothing, waiting to know what the consensus is. Just like focus groups, opinion polls or a cabinet. Joe Eszterhas afraidcabinetconsensus share on social
I 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 Eszterhas assaultbigbrother Change image and share on social
From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What's lost in the process is the power of that one heart, brain, gut and soul that makes something an original piece of writing. Joe Eszterhas braindirectorgut share on social
I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it. Joe Eszterhas countrylottrouble Change image and share on social
Now on a personal level with things like the California Tax Commission... I really think if people started banding together and saying no to this it could snowball and that could really help. Joe Eszterhas bandcaliforniacommission Change image and share on social
I always wanted to be a rock'n'roll star. Joe Eszterhas rockrollstar Change image and share on social
My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he was a printer, obviously because he didn't want them to be checking his writings. Joe Eszterhas applicationcheckdeport Change image and share on social
That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places. Joe Eszterhas bardrinkfelt Change image and share on social
I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power. Joe Eszterhas corruptionfascinatepower Change image and share on social
Fact is we went on to do other things. But we still wanted to do our success like rock'n'roll stars. Joe Eszterhas factrockroll Change image and share on social
