I went to the University of Minnesota, and I met this amazing artist named Cameron Boothe there who was in World War I, who studied with Hans Hoffman in Munich.
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A friend introduced me to Bob Shaye. He was one of the most remarkable men I've ever met. He was a Fulbright scholar, an excellent chef, and very knowledgeable about the arts.
Kazan was an old friend, I met him in 1938. He picked up radio jobs for eating money, so I met him on a couple of radio shows. Later on I was in a play he directed.
Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training.
Starting in '98 when I was researching 'Traffic,' I got to meet really serious people in Washington, which for a screenwriter was kind of a great gift. And I really valued these guys; I stayed in touch with them, and I find their point-of-view quite interesting.
I met Drew Barrymore in New York and she said she liked the band. That was really cool. I grew up on her.
George Booth and I are both funny, and from afar, without meeting, admired each other's work.
Outside of advertising, the person who's influenced me most is quite possibly Frank Gehry.
I met and became close with John Szarkowski of the Museum of Modern Art. He was incredibly supportive about me working in color.
Eight months after graduating from Ryerson, there I was in West Berlin working with Marlene Dietrich and David Bowie and Kim Novak.
When I met Paul Ryan 22 years ago, he was a student at Miami of Ohio volunteering on my campaign.