Apparently, if Alice likes the idea, the show goes on the air. If Alice doesn't like it, forget about it. |
But I was determined not to make it bigger and broader for Broadway, and Stephen was just as adamant about this. We wanted to do the same piece of work. Make it clearer and stronger, perhaps, but essentially I never wanted it to change. |
Everything, on one level or another, gets covered. You never lose the honesty of the storytelling. |
Imagine a silent movie studio. |
It will be a nice way for them to always remember Jimmy — they can take it as he is looking down on them, blessing them. This is going to change their lives. |
MADD doesn't seem to be focusing enough on the core problem of the alcohol abuser. Instead, they are targeting responsible adults who drink legally before driving. |
Memphis has forever been known as the capital of blues music and, of course, the birthplace of rock 'n' roll, with Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis. What we do primarily is focus on the music indigenous to Memphis and the music it influenced -- today's alternative rock and hip-hop. |
Sometimes you're telling the story with your voice and sometimes you're telling the story with your fingers, |
That shifts our national focus away from a product abuser ... (to) a debate over whether or not someone who has two glasses of wine is drunk. |
That's how I always work. You've just gotta believe in what you do. The actors were fantastic. They really joined me, and we had a wonderful time. |
The numbers aren't reflective of reality: When a (driver) has a 0.01 or 0.03 (blood-alcohol content), it's not an alcohol-caused accident. |
There is a drunk-driving problem. There's a way to address the drunk-driving problem. That's by going after drunks. Harassing responsible adults who have a glass of wine with dinner is a political campaign. It's an anti-alcohol campaign. But it's not a highway traffic safety campaign. |
They're seeking more and more to remain relevant to the debate and I think they are finding it more difficult. |
This campaign is a lot further down the pike than people realize. |
Traditional CBC viewers who don't have access to BBC World on digital will find the BBC news a novelty for - perhaps - a few minutes. But as soon as the reports about soccer and cricket start, they are bound to be alienated and frustrated. They will probably turn to some other news service to find out what is actually going on in Canada. |