“I have not walked away from Hollywood. I'm walking away from the way I personally did business in Hollywood. The budget of whatever movie I do needs to be efficient; it needs to consider what kind of resources we're using and how to be as responsible as possible.” WayNeedsKindWalkingResourcesHollywoodResponsibleBudgetsEfficientWalking Away Author:Tom Shadyac
“I was always kind of finding humor to be an access point to the conversation, to a pain relief, if you will. My mother was in a wheelchair since I was very young, so she was in pain and we used humor.” IfsKindPainYoungUsedMotherConversationFindingsAccessReliefWheelchairsPain Relief Author:Tom Shadyac
“I wasn't big in the party scene but I did have an excessive lifestyle. I had much more than I needed. I think that was a manifestation of a certain kind of mental illness.” ThinkingKindBigsCertainPartyNeededSceneIllnessLifestyleMental IllnessManifestation Author:Tom Shadyac
“TRUTH: When a child believes he must win to be worthy, when young adults define themselves by what they do and not who they are, it is a kind of slavery a slave master would envy.” BelieveKindChildrenYoungWinningMastersAdultsSlaverySlaveYoung AdultWorthyEnvy Author:Tom Shadyac