Like Heinz.....57

I turned 57 yesterday, which feels pretty much like 56, which wasn't that different from 55, which was......well, the point being that, in a best case scenario, change creeps up in digestible increments. My hair is a little grayer and my shoulder a little stiffer, but all things considered, things are working OK. 

I just returned from Vancouver, where I did a brief stint on PSYCH, a show on USA. A splendid group of people, who appreciate that they have a good thing going. They were very pleased to have me there, and made me feel welcome. They took me out for dinner, which is always a good way to my heart.

Vancouver has grown since I was last there 8 or 9 years ago. Lots of construction, but still has a good feel to it. You can see the surrounding mountains from everywhere, and that gives the city an open and natural atmosphere.

I'm heading to LA in the morning to film a new opening scene for THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS, a film that I worked on last fall. The cast is stellar; George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey and Ewan MacGregor. The new scene is funny and strange, and a good opening for the film. The film will be released in October.

PUBLIC ENEMIES continues to do well at the box office. I have been really pleased and a little surprised by the critical attention that my role has received. Special Agent Winstead is not a large role, although crucial to the tale, and I enjoyed playing the part. The film has received very mixed reviews, from masterpiece to boring, which makes me think of something that Oscar Wilde said: "When the critics disagree it usually means that the artist is in accord with himself". This is absolutely true for Michael Mann. Michael is uncompromising and very true to his own vision. He makes exactly the film he intends to make. He has always been that way. I hadn't worked with Michael for about 20 years, and being reunited with him was one of the best things that has happened in the past few years.

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