MILES DAVIS'S DENTIST FATHER: "Now this tooth is miles ahead. I know what you're saying: so what? Well, this other tooth is kind of blue. In a silent way, it's saying pull me. So let's get workin'."

THE TAKING OF ANDRE 123

Saw a podcast clip where Jay Mohr uses the word "schnorrer" and according to Wiki he was raised Presbyterian and converted to Catholicism and as a fellow Gen X NJ-raised goyishe actor who peppers his vocabulary with Yiddishisms I felt a kindredness I'd never felt for him before.

Kind of into Seinfeld's current Bertolt Brecht look

"I hate that word. It's a return!"

L.A.: See me the way I was meant to be seen, on stage, in a suit, acting my little buns off in Eboni Booth's wonderful (and Pulitzer Prize-winning) play PRIMARY TRUST, running now through June 28th at the Mark Taper Forum. Tix: www.centertheatregroup.org/shows-ticket...

Went to an open mic variety show at my son’s college last night and a kid did a Rodney Dangerfield impression (“Does anyone know who Rodney Dangerfield is?” he asked and me and two other people clapped). Also two boys in monk costumes covered “I Wanna Be Sedated.” The kids are alright.

CORNER STORE

I'm pretty fuckin far from okay

American cinema in the early '60s loved introducing us to Tippies

Faith-based Angel Studios made a Hershey founder biopic but I'm not sure how historically accurate it is

Had a voiceover audition to be the voice of a parrot on a TV commercial and the producer notes said "we need to intuitively believe this voice is a parrot" and that the parrot should have an "optimistic tone." An optimistic parrot. I did my best.

One of my wife's anniversary gifts to me was Piper Laurie's memoir. The woman knows who she married.

L.A.: Screening of this very funny & unique film tonight!! (Wed 3/18) Tix available!

At a restaurant with family and “Money” came on as background music and as soon as the coins sound effect intro started my wife’s 10-year-old niece said “Uh-oh, Pink Floyd’s comin’!” The child’s grasp of classic rock gives me hope for the future.

Excited to be at SXSW this week for the premiere of the top-drawer satirical horror anthology film GRIND (in which I essay a role). Also let me know your Austin recs, thank you. schedule.sxsw.com/films/2241478

L.A.: @amcinematheque.bsky.social screening of Megan Seely's brilliant PUDDYSTICKS, a comedy about navigating trauma and a movie I'm proud to be in: Wed March 18th, 9:30 pm, Los Feliz 3. Get in on this future cult classic on the ground floor! www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Overheard just now on the street in LA: WOMAN (mid-conversation): …but they’re gonna open their relationship. MAN: Yaaaay!!!

Doing what I can to bring back the music video format by appearling in the new video for the great Charlotte Cornfield's "Hurts Like Hell" (directed by Scott Jacobson) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlYN...

Okay, settle down, Charles Dickens

I'm playing Scrooge in a live read (with music) of A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL at L.A.'s Dynasty Typewriter! 2 shows, SAT DEC 20TH at 2 and 6:30 PM. (Check out the amazing cast below!) Tix for in person AND livestream at link. (Benefit for One Simple Wish) www.dynastytypewriter.com/calendar-squ...

ANGELENOS: America's most beloved actor Toby Huss is staging his annual seasonal extravaganza The Rudy Casoni XXXmas Boozebag Revue at Dynasty Typewriter on Wed Dec 17 @ 7:30 (featuring me and a cast of many)! Tix: dynastytypewriter.com. Come, ALL ye faithful!

My flight got pushed back. Any suggestions what I can do during the extra time?

I’m gonna keep on eating at

I haven't seen a single commenter or article point out that Tennessee Representative Aftyn Behn's name is very similar to the 17th century British woman playwright Aphra Behn. Do I have to do everything around here?

"But they're sweet things. And in the spring, it's touching to notice them making their first discovery of love. As if nobody had ever known it before." -Blanche DuBois, "A Streetcar Named Desire"

News: I scrambled eggs in a wok with a metal handle and accidentally left the burner on and an hour later when I picked up the wok to wash it, the handle burnt my fucking hand and I *shrieked* and dropped the wok on the floor with a clang. Real life Dr. Venture moment, sorry you missed it.

Great way to put it. One of my Top 10 movies, probably Top 5.

Young man, there's no need to feel down

Happy 83rd to Mr. Scorsese

Wow, had no idea this existed. A 1948 radio show about A Streetcar Named Desire winning the Drama Critics Circle Award featuring scenes performed by the original Broadway cast including Jessica Tandy as Blanche. Tantalizing and invaluable glimpse at how she played it. youtu.be/wmpjP-ZKDvg?...

@isaacbutler.bsky.social Wheeee!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Instructions

I'm in this filmographic feature written & directed by the brililant and hilarious Joseph Scrimshaw. Premiere event on Monday Oct 20, if you're near the Twin Cities, check it out!

Overheard my art director wife on a work meeting say "Are there any new concepts?" and I was like, yeah, are there any new concepts, man?

Teach your children well

DONALD TRUMP'S COMPLETE LIST OF DEMOCRATIC OPERATIVES WHO CREATED THE HOAX "EPSTEIN FILES"

Richard Foreman, 1937-2025. Working with him was a life changer. Goodnight, ornery prince.

Hey if you’re in or near LA, come see me in my first play in 12 years- BRUSHSTROKE by John Ross Bowie, a dark comedy about art & espionage set in 1950s NYC! Thru March 3rd at the Odyssey Theatre. Tix: TinyURL.com/BrushstrokeInLA. It’s a blast!

Had a dream last night where I interacted with both Parker Posey and Joan Blondell, extremely on brand.

Norman Fell was our greatest Vice President

That underlooked gem CUTTER'S WAY (Ivan Passer, '81) is back on Criterion Channel. One of the BEST of the '60s-generation-taking-stock-of-themselves-in-the-post-Nam-era genre. Brilliant performances including Jeff Bridges suggesting a yuppified version of the Dude before he went to seed. A must see!

Hi, wrapping my head around just learning that Judy Holliday and Patricia Highsmith went to high school together and were good friends

Turn ons: Old movies, long walks on the beach, data scraping

When you look at your phone on Santa Monica Boulevard

Is it just me or does Jack Smith have kind of a Jack Smith thing going on?