My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.
The guys I grew up with, my cinematic heroes, have always been men of few words, but of action. Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach.
And in a world without heroes, as the movie trailer voice-over guy might say, the slightly awkward can be slightly cool.
Because my home life was nuts, I didn't look to my parents for help. I looked to my teachers. They made me who I am. They took on a parental role. They're like celebrities or heroes to me.
I'm convinced many of America's heroes are public school teachers and administrators. Many of these people do what they do because of their faith.
Being the hero doesn't bother me, but being part of a successful team does bother me.
I was a huge Beatles fan. The Stones, Dylan. Later on, I got into Stevie Wonder, and Bill Withers - he's one of my heroes. Al Green, too.
My heroes were Gene Wilder, Steve Martin, and Martin Short.
I saw 'Six Degrees of Separation' because my brother was in it. It was a watershed experience. It was theatrical and scary, and New York functioned like a character. John Guare became a hero for me.
This character feels so much like my brother. He has two children. He has a wife. He works with me. He chooses to stay in New Hampshire because he wants his kids to grow up in the school they started with. He doesn't want them to lose friends. He is his family's hero.
