Dr. Peter Weller

I didn't know. I wasn't going to sing. I wasn't going to act. But now I need something because I'm not going to Da Nang. I'm sorry. As a matter of fact, my brother and my father are over there. I'm against this war. This war is a nonsense, man. So what do I do? Okay, I'm going to act. So I changed my major to theater and English. So I'm finding my way along.

And then I'm acting for kicks, but I don't know what I'm going to do. And then I'll never forget, I was watching my professor, Dr. Stanley Hamilton, a couple guys on stage. talking about what acting is. And then I said, you know what? That's what I'm going to do. I'm going to go to New York. I'm going to act. This is all I got. This is all I got.

And then I'm acting for kicks, but I don't know what I'm going to do. And then I'll never forget, I was watching my professor, Dr. Stanley Hamilton, a couple guys on stage. talking about what acting is. And then I said, you know what? That's what I'm going to do. I'm going to go to New York. I'm going to act. This is all I got. This is all I got.

And then I'm acting for kicks, but I don't know what I'm going to do. And then I'll never forget, I was watching my professor, Dr. Stanley Hamilton, a couple guys on stage. talking about what acting is. And then I said, you know what? That's what I'm going to do. I'm going to go to New York. I'm going to act. This is all I got. This is all I got.

And I hitched a ride down to visit my dad, who's now in law school. And this cat picked me up and said, what are you doing? I said, I'm an actor.

And I hitched a ride down to visit my dad, who's now in law school. And this cat picked me up and said, what are you doing? I said, I'm an actor.

And I hitched a ride down to visit my dad, who's now in law school. And this cat picked me up and said, what are you doing? I said, I'm an actor.

I said, I couldn't believe it came out of my mouth. And then I got applied for a scholarship to an acting school, which was totally denigrated by my mom, who I thought, because she's the artistic artistic quotient. She's the artistic weirdo in the family, right? My dad is a straight ahead, like played by the book guy. She says, no, you're not going to New York. You'll never survive in New York.

I said, I couldn't believe it came out of my mouth. And then I got applied for a scholarship to an acting school, which was totally denigrated by my mom, who I thought, because she's the artistic artistic quotient. She's the artistic weirdo in the family, right? My dad is a straight ahead, like played by the book guy. She says, no, you're not going to New York. You'll never survive in New York.

I said, I couldn't believe it came out of my mouth. And then I got applied for a scholarship to an acting school, which was totally denigrated by my mom, who I thought, because she's the artistic artistic quotient. She's the artistic weirdo in the family, right? My dad is a straight ahead, like played by the book guy. She says, no, you're not going to New York. You'll never survive in New York.

New York will kill you. I know New York. New York will eat you alive. You're going back to school, man. Your dad will never support you in New York. You're never going to make it in New York. New York is like a gladiator fight. And so... So I go to my dad. My dad's in his chambers. And I'm going to go to New York, man. I don't care if I have to. Take a loan. I'm going.

New York will kill you. I know New York. New York will eat you alive. You're going back to school, man. Your dad will never support you in New York. You're never going to make it in New York. New York is like a gladiator fight. And so... So I go to my dad. My dad's in his chambers. And I'm going to go to New York, man. I don't care if I have to. Take a loan. I'm going.

New York will kill you. I know New York. New York will eat you alive. You're going back to school, man. Your dad will never support you in New York. You're never going to make it in New York. New York is like a gladiator fight. And so... So I go to my dad. My dad's in his chambers. And I'm going to go to New York, man. I don't care if I have to. Take a loan. I'm going.

I got accepted to this acting school. So I knock on the door with my dad. Never forget this. I just told this yesterday, so it's fresh in my mind. But I tell my dad, he goes, I know why you're here. I said, what? Your mother called. I said, you want to go to New York? I said, I'm going to New York. She said, good. I said, good. She said, yeah, just, you know, that's what you want to do.

I got accepted to this acting school. So I knock on the door with my dad. Never forget this. I just told this yesterday, so it's fresh in my mind. But I tell my dad, he goes, I know why you're here. I said, what? Your mother called. I said, you want to go to New York? I said, I'm going to New York. She said, good. I said, good. She said, yeah, just, you know, that's what you want to do.

I got accepted to this acting school. So I knock on the door with my dad. Never forget this. I just told this yesterday, so it's fresh in my mind. But I tell my dad, he goes, I know why you're here. I said, what? Your mother called. I said, you want to go to New York? I said, I'm going to New York. She said, good. I said, good. She said, yeah, just, you know, that's what you want to do.

Do it, you know. Fail on your own time. I go, so you support? He says, what do you need from me? I said, I need about 600 bucks a month.

Do it, you know. Fail on your own time. I go, so you support? He says, what do you need from me? I said, I need about 600 bucks a month.

Do it, you know. Fail on your own time. I go, so you support? He says, what do you need from me? I said, I need about 600 bucks a month.

uh to live on he said how long i said two years when you're gonna pay back give me two years after i finished the school he said okay done oh my god wow that easy i said really done he says listen that's what you want to do that's all i ever did i wanted to fly i didn't want to fly i wanted to be in law i didn't want to be like that's what you wanted to do it i'll give you some cheap advice stay out of bars okay adios shook my hand give me a hug and off i was