BUT, I am tired and writing is not easy today…writing my book, that is. Now I gotta stop with the book and the blog and get ready to watch the Golden Globes at Richard’s home with some friends and then go to a big party at my agency, CAA. Troy reminds me it is “work.” Being seen and all that.  Tomorrow it will all be over and hopefully I can get back to serious, uninterrupted writing time.

Oh yes, how could I forget—talk about name dropping, yesterday afternoon, at Richard’s request, we attended the BAFTA tea, the British organization that is the equivalent of our Academy Award org. He wanted to see his longtime friend, Paul McCartney. That was a thrill. What a profoundly good man. You can feel it, see it in his eyes. I also got a chance to tell Quentin Tarantino how utterly fascinated I was by his brave, outrageous “Inglorious Bastards.” (Too much violence for me, that was hard). The lead German actor, Christoph Waltz, will, for sure, win best supporting actor. It is a rare performance of genius choices, thrilling for an actor to observe. He performs in German, French, English and Italian. Quentin made a real discovery there. I really liked Brad Pitt as well.  Thought he did a wonderful job. Who else did I talk to? Oh yes, Jacqueline Bisset, who I first met in 1967 when I was making “Barbarella.” We both remember the evening vividly!  Diane Kruger who was also excellent in the film. Maggie Gyllenhaal whom I had never met and admire a lot.

See you next time.