I prayed to God for help and I put myself in a recovery house called Studio 12. It was for people in the business and you didn't have to have any money to go, which was good because I was broke.
I always think first about the nature of the story. When I had the idea for 'The Namesake,' I felt that it had to be a novel - it couldn't work as a story.
Scott Bakula, Actor (1954) |
David Cameron, Politician (1966) |
Lewis Cass, Soldier (1782) |
Bruce Catton, Historian (1899) |
Artur Davis, Politician (1967) |
Helene Deutsch, Psychologist (1884) |
Ruth Ellis, Criminal (1926) |
John Entwistle, Musician (1944) |
Heinz Fischer, Statesman (1938) |
Bobby Flay, Celebrity (1964) |
Gordon W. Allport, Psychologist (1967) |
Benjamin Banneker, Scientist (1806) |
Robert Jackson, Statesman (1954) |
Walter Kerr, Critic (1996) |