Dr. Peter Weller
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Is that the heralding, and I'm paraphrasing what Leo said, the heralding of any book is a violation of the first commandment.
Is that the heralding, and I'm paraphrasing what Leo said, the heralding of any book is a violation of the first commandment.
Is that the heralding, and I'm paraphrasing what Leo said, the heralding of any book is a violation of the first commandment.
Look, I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. And that includes books, man. Or images or anything or sacrosanct objects or whatever. And the book is not the God. And I said, oh, Leo, how many Jews and Christians have you said that to? He goes, Peter, not many. Because it angers them. That's so interesting. He says there is no holy book.
Look, I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. And that includes books, man. Or images or anything or sacrosanct objects or whatever. And the book is not the God. And I said, oh, Leo, how many Jews and Christians have you said that to? He goes, Peter, not many. Because it angers them. That's so interesting. He says there is no holy book.
Look, I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. And that includes books, man. Or images or anything or sacrosanct objects or whatever. And the book is not the God. And I said, oh, Leo, how many Jews and Christians have you said that to? He goes, Peter, not many. Because it angers them. That's so interesting. He says there is no holy book.
The book is only the writing of the... So the next thing I do, I'm at UCLA at the time. By the way, the only reason why he called me is because he heard from the Met and all the hoity-toity people at the Met. Because he goes into the Met and said, oh yeah, Leo Steinberg. This is the Metropolitan Museum in New York. You understand? This is one of the apexes of sophistication of art.
The book is only the writing of the... So the next thing I do, I'm at UCLA at the time. By the way, the only reason why he called me is because he heard from the Met and all the hoity-toity people at the Met. Because he goes into the Met and said, oh yeah, Leo Steinberg. This is the Metropolitan Museum in New York. You understand? This is one of the apexes of sophistication of art.
The book is only the writing of the... So the next thing I do, I'm at UCLA at the time. By the way, the only reason why he called me is because he heard from the Met and all the hoity-toity people at the Met. Because he goes into the Met and said, oh yeah, Leo Steinberg. This is the Metropolitan Museum in New York. You understand? This is one of the apexes of sophistication of art.
From Phoenician chariots all the way to whatever, to Vermeer. And Leo says, oh yeah, Leo will come in once in a while and he'll hold forth on someone. I go, what do you mean hold forth? He says, well, he'll walk about Duccio, who's a medievalist, Spatial Theory, to the figurative lines of Peter Paul Rubens. I go, oh my God. Was somebody going to call this son of a bitch for me?
From Phoenician chariots all the way to whatever, to Vermeer. And Leo says, oh yeah, Leo will come in once in a while and he'll hold forth on someone. I go, what do you mean hold forth? He says, well, he'll walk about Duccio, who's a medievalist, Spatial Theory, to the figurative lines of Peter Paul Rubens. I go, oh my God. Was somebody going to call this son of a bitch for me?
From Phoenician chariots all the way to whatever, to Vermeer. And Leo says, oh yeah, Leo will come in once in a while and he'll hold forth on someone. I go, what do you mean hold forth? He says, well, he'll walk about Duccio, who's a medievalist, Spatial Theory, to the figurative lines of Peter Paul Rubens. I go, oh my God. Was somebody going to call this son of a bitch for me?
And finally get a call. Is this Peter Weller? The actor who is working on PhD? And he asked me that question. I go back, do you think, how do you find your own jam with regards to many different passionate points. And my answer is this, what my dad said, A, stay out of bars. That's a good one. That's a really good one. Because bars will just waste you. It doesn't necessarily waste your time.
And finally get a call. Is this Peter Weller? The actor who is working on PhD? And he asked me that question. I go back, do you think, how do you find your own jam with regards to many different passionate points. And my answer is this, what my dad said, A, stay out of bars. That's a good one. That's a really good one. Because bars will just waste you. It doesn't necessarily waste your time.
And finally get a call. Is this Peter Weller? The actor who is working on PhD? And he asked me that question. I go back, do you think, how do you find your own jam with regards to many different passionate points. And my answer is this, what my dad said, A, stay out of bars. That's a good one. That's a really good one. Because bars will just waste you. It doesn't necessarily waste your time.
My brother decided to drink again and went to the bars. And he said, look, I'd rather spend time in bars with my Vietnam vet friends. So get off my back. That's his choice, man. And he died of alcoholism. So you know what? That's his choice. That's another thing. I can't save people Who are not looking for answers. Me, I'm looking for answers.
My brother decided to drink again and went to the bars. And he said, look, I'd rather spend time in bars with my Vietnam vet friends. So get off my back. That's his choice, man. And he died of alcoholism. So you know what? That's his choice. That's another thing. I can't save people Who are not looking for answers. Me, I'm looking for answers.
My brother decided to drink again and went to the bars. And he said, look, I'd rather spend time in bars with my Vietnam vet friends. So get off my back. That's his choice, man. And he died of alcoholism. So you know what? That's his choice. That's another thing. I can't save people Who are not looking for answers. Me, I'm looking for answers.
But that's just me. And so I say, A, find out what you're really passionate about. And by the way, that's written in Sanskrit. Find out what you really want to do and do that. That's not 21st century hypo blah. Find out what you really want to do and do that. And then when you're doing that, if you find out something else you really want to do, do that. But here's the other thing.
But that's just me. And so I say, A, find out what you're really passionate about. And by the way, that's written in Sanskrit. Find out what you really want to do and do that. That's not 21st century hypo blah. Find out what you really want to do and do that. And then when you're doing that, if you find out something else you really want to do, do that. But here's the other thing.