Famed director, producer and actor Sydney Pollack, the filmmaker behind such classics as "Out of Africa," "The Way We Were" and "Tootsie," has died. Full Article at NBC 11 San Francisco
They tried to give me something called a 'Living Legend Award, ' and I wouldn't take it
I wouldn't know what you would say if I got one.
Sydney made the world a little better, movies a little better and even dinner a little better ... A tip of the hat to a class act. He'll be missed terribly.
Having the opportunity to know Sydney and work with him was a great gift in my life ... He was a good friend and a phenomenal director and I will cherish every moment that I ever spent with him.
I don't know if I'm humble or not humble or whatever. I just know that I can't believe that there are people in this business that take themselves so seriously ... I don't think it's good for anybody to begin to believe your press notices. You have to just try to keep your eyes on where you're going and...
I can live with myself ... because at the end of the day, I think I do more good than harm.
I don't know if I'm humble or not humble or whatever. I just know that I can't believe that there are people in this business that take themselves so seriously ... I don't think it's good for anybody to begin to believe your press notices. You have to just try to keep your eyes on where you're going and...
They are completely different genres — contemporary New York comedy about theatre actors and then this kind of old-fashioned epic romance
He was a Renaissance man and a great friend. I will miss him dearly.
Sydney made the world a little better, movies a little better and even dinner a little better
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