Almost everything in 'A Day With Wilbur Robinson' has some basis in truth. And yes, my sister did pay me to feed her grapes while she talked to her boyfriend on the phone.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The stories of wine lords who trade wine on intimidation or food critics who trade free meals for reviews... those are the stories of my life. I am telling the stories of my life in a true way.
I wrote a book called The Taste of New Wine because I couldn't find a book that talked about the reality of the situation and how we were dishonest and afraid.
I have even written a book about Wine called The Grapes of Ralph.
Truth comes out in wine.
Growing up with three brothers and three sisters, I was the storyteller of the family... what my mother called 'The Liar.'
I've yet to read a memoir by anyone I've known at all well that came anywhere near to the truth.
Truth is a hard deer to hunt. If you eat too much truth at once, you may die of the truth.
I mean, any movie or story that makes you accept and be grateful for something about your life is doing something right.
In pre-movie days, the business of peddling lies about life was spotty and unorganized. It was carried on by the cheaper magazines, dime novels, the hinterland preachers and whooping politicians.
When I wrote the Anita Hill book I believed everything I wrote was accurate.
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