Karl Malden was a good friend of mine, and he said, 'You draw the people to you,' and I guess that's what I do.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Karl Malden! A dear, dear, dear friend. I loved Karl. He was great.
Karl Malden was quite a mentor. He taught me things he had learned from being in front of a camera so long.
I always knew how to draw a crowd.
Sometimes you become friends with the characters you portray.
I try to begin with a strong grasp of my characters. Even if it's schematic, I need it clear in my head who these people are.
I love to draw people's faces. I do that all the time.
As an actor, I was a fantastic rebel. Then I became a directorial rebel and understood rebels from both sides. So now I am a friend who gives advice - not one who knows more, necessarily, but who shares ideas.
I've tried very hard and I've never found any resemblance between the people I know and the people in my novels.
I think you have to draw from any character and bring it to yourself as much as possible.
I've been drawing authors and politicians for newspapers for many years. I try to read up on the person; in the case of authors, read one of their books. I watch interviews via YouTube and collect pictures via the Internet.