[Morita said in a 1986 interview with The Associated Press he was billed as Noriyuki] Pat ... the only name my parents gave me. |
He was a huge force in the music industry in the 1970s, ... I think the music and all his passion for environmental causes will be remembered most. |
It was a script issue. We didn't have a place to really use talent like theirs, two big stars like that. |
Now I have two of the most beautiful women in the world in this picture. |
The odds were long on this happening, and it would not have been possible were it not for those actors and director moving other projects out of the way. |
We want to bring them a little bit of home for Christmas. We really wanted to do something for these kids. We can pat them on the back, sign autographs and tell them we care. |
We were talking about doing a premiere in Rome or Paris and I said, 'I've got a great idea. We've got troops over there in harm's way. Why don't we go over there and show it to them?' |