tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post1497081747719339702..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "The Choice"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-91515853626107474412011-05-19T10:27:10.743-07:002011-05-19T10:27:10.743-07:00Man, that's rough. It's just good luck tha...Man, that's rough. It's just good luck that you got the guy you wanted. <br />I've been in that position, the lead they wanted was funny and right for the role, but he was also a cocaine-raddled alcoholic whose hobby was tormenting writers until they cracked. So it wasn't such a tough choice for me to walk away. <br />The pilot didn't get picked up, so I didn't have to watch it go to series, and I got to keep what's left of my sanity.<br />BTW What was the Peter Sellers story the agent in London told you?Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-4771191844769670922011-05-19T09:02:35.089-07:002011-05-19T09:02:35.089-07:00Love David Steinberg, love Richard Libertini.
Sam...Love David Steinberg, love Richard Libertini.<br /><br />Sam Waterston? Not so much, as he was <i>particularly</i> unkind to my then-6 year old autistic son on a flight from Miami to L.A.<br /><br />That he is unsuited to play "you" is a great compliment.joehttp://basiccivilization.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com