Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
I was raised in a solidly upper-middle class family who had really strong values and excess was not one of the things that my family put up with. And there's something wildy decadent about the young-star lifestyle, and I just don't really see the point.
Ford Fairlane was one of those movies that was so much fun to make that it was bound not to be a big hit.