Peter Berg

Do you know what my dad told me when I told him I was going to Hollywood to learn how to make movies? What? So my dad was a business guy, and I love my dad very much. But right when I was getting ready to come to Hollywood, he said, Pete, I've secured you a job at Lehman Brothers. You're going to work on a desk, and you're going to learn about finance. It's done.

Do you know what my dad told me when I told him I was going to Hollywood to learn how to make movies? What? So my dad was a business guy, and I love my dad very much. But right when I was getting ready to come to Hollywood, he said, Pete, I've secured you a job at Lehman Brothers. You're going to work on a desk, and you're going to learn about finance. It's done.

And I had studied theater in college, which was making my dad very anxious, because I was starting to get into making these little movies and all this stuff. And I'm like, I'm in LA, and I'm getting ready to move to LA. And he stopped me. He says, we're not moving to LA. I've got you a job. This guy, Barry Frank, who's a friend of my dad's, who knew someone at Lehman Brothers,

And I had studied theater in college, which was making my dad very anxious, because I was starting to get into making these little movies and all this stuff. And I'm like, I'm in LA, and I'm getting ready to move to LA. And he stopped me. He says, we're not moving to LA. I've got you a job. This guy, Barry Frank, who's a friend of my dad's, who knew someone at Lehman Brothers,

And I had studied theater in college, which was making my dad very anxious, because I was starting to get into making these little movies and all this stuff. And I'm like, I'm in LA, and I'm getting ready to move to LA. And he stopped me. He says, we're not moving to LA. I've got you a job. This guy, Barry Frank, who's a friend of my dad's, who knew someone at Lehman Brothers,

And I think they're out of business now, by the way. Big money company. And I'm like, Dad, I'm not doing it. He's like, what do you mean? I go, Dad, I'm not. He said, you're really going to go to fucking bullshit Hollywood? I go, I am. He goes, you're not. I go, I am. He said, okay, I'll tell you what. Good luck out there. You know what's going to happen?

And I think they're out of business now, by the way. Big money company. And I'm like, Dad, I'm not doing it. He's like, what do you mean? I go, Dad, I'm not. He said, you're really going to go to fucking bullshit Hollywood? I go, I am. He goes, you're not. I go, I am. He said, okay, I'll tell you what. Good luck out there. You know what's going to happen?

And I think they're out of business now, by the way. Big money company. And I'm like, Dad, I'm not doing it. He's like, what do you mean? I go, Dad, I'm not. He said, you're really going to go to fucking bullshit Hollywood? I go, I am. He goes, you're not. I go, I am. He said, okay, I'll tell you what. Good luck out there. You know what's going to happen?

You're going to end up making them gay pornos.

You're going to end up making them gay pornos.

You're going to end up making them gay pornos.

Gay pornos.

Gay pornos.

Gay pornos.

And he's staring me in the eye, and he's not fucking kidding. That's so fucking funny. And I'm like, Dad, I'm not. And I fucking left. And in the back of my mind for the last 30 fucking years has been that warning.

And he's staring me in the eye, and he's not fucking kidding. That's so fucking funny. And I'm like, Dad, I'm not. And I fucking left. And in the back of my mind for the last 30 fucking years has been that warning.

And he's staring me in the eye, and he's not fucking kidding. That's so fucking funny. And I'm like, Dad, I'm not. And I fucking left. And in the back of my mind for the last 30 fucking years has been that warning.

Be careful. You better fucking work. But it's not magical thinking. But to my dad, the idea that you were his, you know, because I had no artists in my family. My dad was a business guy. He was like Mad Men advertising, worked for Gray Advertising, like Jif Peanut Butter and shit.

Be careful. You better fucking work. But it's not magical thinking. But to my dad, the idea that you were his, you know, because I had no artists in my family. My dad was a business guy. He was like Mad Men advertising, worked for Gray Advertising, like Jif Peanut Butter and shit.

Be careful. You better fucking work. But it's not magical thinking. But to my dad, the idea that you were his, you know, because I had no artists in my family. My dad was a business guy. He was like Mad Men advertising, worked for Gray Advertising, like Jif Peanut Butter and shit.