"www.realpie.com/trusttheman/blog/2006/08/ August 22, 2006heres an old poster I liked View image | Posted by Bart Freundlich at 09:25 PM | Permalink | Comments (38) wow Just to dispel any bad rumors... the movie is still being released wide by fox despite some... well... less than desirable reviews... I feel so proud of this film and I know it is funny and heartfelt and worthwhile... I really hope you will all go to see it when you can... We really need you all... and ten friends... Critics... im trying to think of a way to be understanding and human here.... critics can suck it... The only time I ever read critics are when they are reviewing my own work because... well because im too weak not to and I know the way they review the film will directly influence the way in which the distributor markets (or doesnt) market the movie. Fox will keep the film in theaters but will rely soley on word of mouth from now on spending $0 on ads... Nice to have a company that really believes in your movie... the truth is, they never found a way to market the film... This movie should have been marketed as ""a chick flick with balls"" (duchovny's line not mine, but brilliant all the same.) The ads should have been geared toward men, all over sportscenter and sunday night baseball... "" If you want to have sex with your wife, go see this movie"" Money back guarantee... it needed and warranted that kind of edge... We pushed for that but lost. So now here we are hoping that people will go see the movie and love what we all love about it... by we i mean me, Julie, David, maggie, james, Billy C, Eva, garry, Ellen, Glenn F, Tim P producer... I'm so lucky to have the undying support of all those talented people and I want people to experience what they did in this film... if any of you guys are reading this thank you for your belief in me... and thank you to all of you folks who go to see this film... all the best Bart Posted by Bart Freundlich at 08:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (73) August 19, 2006the day after i've been out of it here in vancouver getting ready to start a new movie and therefore a little out of touch, but it's good to know that bart and i and julie won't be the only ones discussing the film any more. there are many experiences to doing a film. there's the primary one---how it feels on set in character with the other characters and the people playing them, your life in that time and place, there's your individual experience as you watch the finished product, then there's the release to the public, then there's the slow process of a film settling down in to a long history of film. i don't know which stage is fraught with more anxiety and intensity; each brings up its own set of terrors and exhilirations. my sense is that not everybody is pleased with the critical response to the film. that's unfortunate. but we don't make films for critics. we make them for a wide audience to go and enjoy, laugh, cry etc. it is easy to attack a film for what it is not. i suppose it feels good to get excited about something like snakes on a plane cause it makes moviemaking seem like anybody could do it. maybe anybody can. i wish that people would approach a film like ttm in the spirit in which it is offered---a good time, laughs, perhaps a moment of empathy or three---and maybe some legitimate disappointment (who knows---that's certainly fair)because at this point all that carries this film is word of mouth. not the mouths that carp. the mouths that count. yours. thanks for joining in on all this. d Technorati Tags: laugh cry | bart | history of film | new movie | intensity | anxiety | suppose | vancouver | audience | films | Posted by David Duchovny at 09:30 AM | Permalink | Comments (70) August 14, 2006this is weird Okay this is weird, I've never blogged before and I think maybe I'm doing it wrong - I hope I've gone to the right site and not talladega nights or something. If this is the right place - this is julianne moore [posting as Bart] and I am in barcelona, shooting a movie called savage grace. I have 2 more weeks and then I come home. I'm very excited about the opening of trust the man - I loved making this movie. It was wonderful to shoot at home in new york with all of our friends and just about every family member we could round up. and I loved playing a character that I don't think you get to see that often - ( or I don't anyway) a woman with a family who just happens to have a job acting. Kind of like me and alot of my friends! bart was wonderful to work with, and the script was so funny - my biggest disappointment was that some of the funniest stuff ended up not being in the movie - like david and his vibrating balls, and me and billy and the hamster incident. and oddly - maggie has ended up pregnant and i'm doing a play in the fall. maybe bart is psychic. Technorati Tags: julianne moore | savage grace | bart | friends | family member | talladega | hamster | disappointment | oddly | balls | barcelona | weird | acting | funny | Posted by Bart Freundlich at 10:06 AM | Permalink | Comments (64) August 13, 2006directing the actor Hi all... Sorry for the delay... I did not get to hold a baby lion but my dog cherry did sit in my lap while I watched david holding the baby lion. The premiere was a great night... though I am anxious for the film to finally come out which will allow people I dont know see it... (or lets hope) I was reminded of a couple things on the night of the premiere. One was how odd it is that in a lot of cases I think life imitates art, as oppose to the more traditional view that art imitates life... Maggies character Elaine screams out in the film ""I want to get married and have a baby!' and there she was at the premiere 18 month later hugely pregnant with her fiance... Also Julie character ""Rebecca"" is a film actress doing a broadway play (by Edmund Middleton... my brother and my middle names combined, [trivia tidbit]) and though Julie has never done a play or expressed any interest in doing one since we've been together she will appear on broadway this winter for the first time ever... also like maggie's character Elaine Julie just finished writing a children's book to be published next year. Anyway... its not like im saying that my movie is responsible for all those things I just think its interesting that sometimes actors are attracted to things that deal with issues that are floating around in their subconscious that have yet to come to fruition... does that make any sense? Some how they, me, we work things out in our heads by exploring them in a fictional world but then we find some of that fictional world has spilled over into our real lives... A couple other things I was reminded of: One day on the set I approached David with a serious look on my face and he has since told me he thought ""oh great, here comes a really insightful direction into my character, I could really use that right now"". I then walked up leaned in close and said, ""tell me the truth ""(pause as I look directly into his eyes) ""Do I know or have you ever thought that I have bad breath?"" So much for the great directing... But thats the advantage of having such close friends on the set. It also speaks to another directorial trait... vanity... its not just for actors. Later that night we were shooting a shot where david and Billy jump through the doors like super heros ready to reclaim their women back at all costs. It's a somewhat tongue in cheek moment, here are these buffoons acting larger than life and I kept encouraging them to make the jump bigger... ""More super-hero like"" I would shout... ""you can even go bigger with that""... finally ""Jump as high as you can on this next one"". Well this wasnt a problem for Billy because he is short... I know those of you whove seen almost famous find that hard to believe but yes... 5'9""... but davis who is 6'2"" leaped and smashed his head into the metal door frame above making a sound so sickening that I was sure he had cracked his skull open. To his credit he finished the take without so much as a whimper... Turned out to be just a goose egg. I always know my actors trust me when i can direct them to do something ridiculous that could very well end their careers and they do it... DD thanks for that and sorry.... I also had to throw a wooden spoon at my wifes face, but thats a different story... bart Technorati Tags: baby lion | broadway play | life imitates art | character elaine | film actress | middle names | maggies | tidbit | fiance | middleton | edmund | dont know | anxious | Posted by Bart Freundlich at 07:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (26) August 12, 2006baby lions man that was a deep sleep. it was a long day's journey from boston to lax to home to leno and then home. the talk shows. always have that unsettled feeling over how hard to sell the picture, funny thing is, the better you think the movie is, the less you feel the need to push it, as if the goods will speak for themselves, and then you get home and wonder, did i push hard enough? then you get out there with catchphrases like romantic comedy with hard r moments (true) and woody allen this and that, and you feel like a salesman. but i ask you, how else can i get word out? how deeply i believe in bart and the rest of the cast and that this is a movie that meets its audience on so many levels. how can i tell you that without being a jackass of sorts? all i will say here for now is that this is the funniest movie i've ever made and, no, playing god does not count cause it wasn't supposed to be funny. and tea is not really pissed about the baby stuff. we just thought it might make a funny thing to talk about on the show. she's great. such an inspiring mother. the baby lion was something else. just the thought of what that cat like thing in my lap would grow to filled me with awe. show biz can be silly---joking while the world is in such distress, even going about one's daily business while the world is begging for the big answers--- but sometimes you just have to be thankful for a life where you get to hold a baby lion. dd Technorati Tags: funny | woody allen | romantic comedy | baby stuff | catchphrases | leno | jackass | lax | pissed | bart | sorts | tea | journey | audience | Posted by David Duchovny at 08:07 AM | Permalink | Comments (78) August 08, 2006post premiere funkiness d to the d well hello again. premiere and my birthday last night. it's all a blurr. screening was great. movie plays so well. so satisfying to see it on a big screen where bart's choices and subtlety is rewarded. had a great dinner with my wife. and in general gave thanks for my life. thank you all for all the birthday wishes and for your support at the movie, i did see some familiar faces out there. i look forward to when ttm comes out and we can talk about the movie on your terms when you have seen it. for me, that's the fun part. all this is just preamble. will post more when my head clears. dd Technorati Tags: familiar faces | birthday wishes | subtlety | look forward | blurr | preamble | ttm | clears | satisfying | bart | choices | plays | fun | big screen | Posted by David Duchovny at 02:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (85) August 07, 2006aug 7th Tonight is the premiere... Im happy this is all finally coming to a head... the films been done for over a year I just want people to get a chance to see it. Being at the press junket reminded me how great the chemistry between the actors is. Billy and David did all their interview together and could barely keep a straight face through any of it... The women were a little more serious... though also much better smelling than the boys. There were some good questions and some inane ones like ""what do you think about mel gibson""... We really pushed the tag line ""women are from mars, men have a penis"" and people seemed to like it... Im bringing my son to the premiere though I will have to use 'ear muffs though half of it because of the language... thanks for the continued support out there... Bart Technorati Tags: mel gibson | ear muffs | mars men | tag line | straight face | junket | inane | bart | penis | chemistry | actors | films | Posted by Bart Freundlich at 11:09 AM | Permalink | Comments (44) August 04, 2006fromm dd in nyc just got to nyc where we're gonna do the press junket for ttm tomorrow and sunday. for those of you that are interested, a press junket is where one goes from room to room talking to journalists from all over the country who only get about 2 and half minutes each so they end up asking the same questions and out of the goodness of your heart you try and act surprised like it's the first time you've heard that one and try to give a new answer different from the 450 other times you just answered in exactly the same way. i anticipate---can men be trusted? who is the man? are you funny? when is the next x file movie? i think as an interesting exercise, i turn the questioning over to you all. you have just 2 and a half minutes, you need to get to the bottom of it all in that blink of an eye. what's your question? dd Technorati Tags: blink of an eye | junket | file movie | ttm | anticipate | goodness | journalists | exercise | funny | act | heart | room to room | Posted by David Duchovny at 05:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (127) premiere Sorry for the delay in the blogging... We are gettin ready for the premiere of the film Monday. I'm working on posting a few pictures of alternate posters we had made for the film. The entire cast is coming in for the event and it really makes me realize how lucky I've been getting to work with all these actors... The four big ones are obvious, but i also got to work with Eva Mendes, Garry Shandling, Bob Balaban, Justin Bartha.... It makes such a difference when you have capable actors in the supporting roles... It really helps to add a sense of three dimentionality to the story ... when you believe these character have a life that is going on even when they are not on screen. HBO has just cut together a behind the scenes special that will begin airing soon that gives a really good idea of exactly how committed all these actors were. My wife has also promised to blog in the next day. Thanks for all the support bart July 31, 2006socks & Europe So lets just clear up the socks issue... Vey innocent... david and I happen to be exactly the same size foot and ive been known to ""borrow"" items... makes for very convienient packing when I go to LA. To answer a few of the questions you folks poised... The film is coming out in europe... I believe in october. Julianne and I are coming over to do a press tour in mid september. Icon is releasing the film throughout the UK with fox taking many other territories. Hopefully the film will translate well... there are so many idioms of couple-dom in the film... i hope the subtitles and do the trick. As a writer, I set out to write a comedy but really didnt know what i wanted it to be about. That is usually how I begin a script... With an abstract Idea or a concept without really knowing what the narrative will be. I begin almost as if im beginning that journey myself and I sort of discover where the character and the story want to go... now its nothing super natural... dont look up to the heavens and ask for guidance (at least most days) and I dont speak out loud to my fictional creations but things start to have a ring of truth to them and I try to follow that... then as my characters take on a more 3 dimentional quality i start to try an form the story around them... I found my note pad on which I began taking notes for this film... I had written down verbatum an interaction I had with my 6 year old son as he sat on the toilet: "" I need some help!"" he screamed. Entering the room I saw him sitting on the toilet straining... "" Just don't push so hard... maybe you'll get a burp or a fart and that will help"" I said... He looked at me as if I suggested something ridiculous ""Who said anything about a fart?"" I found that to be a very funny and succint portray of family intimacy... and the script grew from there. The film is certainly for both men and women... ive been stressing the men here because I believe the marketing stresses the women and sometimes that scares men away... but hopefully the film will give insight to women into the behind the scenes machination (or lack there of) of the male mind. I also was lucky enough to have THE BEST two actress in the biz Maggie Gyllenhaal and my wife who kept me honest and connected to the female perspective. I will get the rest of the cast to guest blog... I think in reality Trust the man is a romantic sex comedy... but that just sounded to complicated to say... We had come up with a perfect tag line but the MPAA wouldnt let us use it... ""Women are from Mars... Men have a penis"" Thanks --- Bart P.S. I do remember you girls from montreal and so appreciated the distance you drove to se the film... we've cut about 5 minutes out since then so you'll have to go back and see it again... Technorati Tags: abstract idea | convienient | idioms | mid september | subtitles | borrow | narrative | socks | translate | innocent | dom | comedy | journey | icon | fox | discover | hopefully | Posted by Bart Freundlich at 01:02 AM | Permalink | Comments (45) July 30, 2006Nothing I really hope we can get the men in to see this movie because so much of it is told from a male perspective on relationships. In my mind it started out as a romantic comedy for men... something you rarely see because romantic comedy sounds soft and girly... but this is not... It's about the real fundemental differneces men and women have that makes a long term relationship a stuggle.... It also ends up being about the nature of guy friendships... how much of the time you communicate through scarcasm or sportcenter but there is something real and ... I guess necessary behind that communication. I thought an early poster for the movie really summed it up well... there is a couple walking through the park hand and hand... they both look happy... in her thought bubble is a huge heart.... and is his thought bubble is nothing... it's blank. Doesnt mean he doesnt love her but sometimes, ive found us men... we've really got ""nothing"" on our minds. Now to me the difference between that heart and that nothing had a lot of room for comedy.. hopefully you guys will agree.... - Bart Technorati Tags: romantic comedy | male perspective | thought bubble | term relationship | heart | sportcenter | guess | girly | friendships | relationships | poster | sounds | Posted by Bart Freundlich at 02:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (23) July 28, 2006david d 2 Good to hear you guys are out there. you too, bart. and even happier to hear you're not in my house. i was thinking about what makes this movie different. i was getting to it yesterday when i said it was like old woody allen but with an edgier wedding crashers, 40 yr old virgin madcap guy vibe thrown in. and thye movies about men and women, but also about that weird thing called friendship. male frienship and i was asked if i had any conversations with my guy friends like the ones i have with billy crudup in the film and i thought, yeah, with bart---the way men do talk about feelings but they use symbols to get there like sports or food or laughing when one of them gets punched in the b*lls. twice. interesting. you guys who have seen the movie probably have a better idea of what i'm saying, but it manages to be perfect for men and women somehow, a true testament to bart's femininity i suppose if he doesn't mind me saying. but seriously, it's no small feat what he's done. as for that cut scene of me getting checked out at the doctors'---that's on the dvd extras. i wanted that scene in, too. i hate bart for cutting it. i want my socks back. dd Technorati Tags: bart | woody allen | true testament | billy crudup | guy friends | frienship | lls | madcap | femininity | vibe | conversations | laughing | symbols | suppose | friendship | feelings | Posted by David Duchovny at 08:21 AM | Permalink | Comments (83) July 27, 2006a few things DD, I figure if nothing else this can be our own little site to communicate with each other... You know everything about the making of the movie cause you were there from the inception... In fact i wrote it hoping you'd play the role. I loved seeing how at ease you are with humor, both physical and verbal... I loved the fact that you allowd my son to punch you in the nuts on camera. It also was invaluble to have a friend like you on set with me so much of the time. That said, I think we made a very funny movie... Ive come to think of it as a sex comedy. Also it was nice to see you back in NYC where you fit in so well ( as you grew up here) and I wish youd move back.. there is a nice house for sale on 9th street that you should go see. You could join our sunday basketball game and experience seasons again. Are the yankees really thinking of trading a-rod? I personally think he's getting a bumb rap... he was mvp of the league last year for crying out loud, and it's not a personality contest... As much as I try not to root for the yankees I cant help it. I remember the days of growing up with greg nettles and bucky &*%$in! dent and I see those pin stripes and can't help pulling for them even though they seem to have lost their soul. Anyway, I'm not at your house right now, Im in Barcelona though i do have a pair of your socks with me. I'd have to say that this movie comes as close to being what i intended it to be as any movie I've made... Looking forward to the damn thing coming out finally. BTW, is that picture at the top of the blog really what I look like? Technorati Tags: nice house | funny movie | movie cause | move back | sex comedy | basketball game | bumb | house for sale | mvp | inception | yankees | crying | punch | nuts | at ease | Posted by Bart Freundlich at 03:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (25) from david duchovny ok well let's get started. bart, our director, is shy and he wants me to go first citing my extensive experience blogging on house of d. the movie's coming out very soon, first smallish and then widish and we, all of us who've been involved, are very excited that people will get to see what a funny and smart movie it is. i've known bart for a long time, he often stays at my house, he may even be there right now, and those of us who know him hav always begged for him to do a comedy. well here it is and it's kindofa mix of classic woody allen intelligence and some more contemporary edge. it' sweet and it's a little hard at times. there's smart jokes and then there's physical comedy, billy crudup in a scene with a shrink and me getting punched where no man wants to get punched. you have to see it i guess. and i hope you will. depending on bart's post and your all's responses, i'd be happy to get into more detail and talk about what it was like to make the movie and all that. let's get going. best, david Technorati Tags: smart jokes | bart | smart movie | physical comedy | woody allen | billy crudup | blogging | hav | shrink | shy | intelligence | guess | funny | Posted by David Duchovny at 09:30 AM | Permalink | Comments (91) Hi David! I can't wait to see Trust the Man - it seems like we have waited so long. This part seems perfect for you. I wish you all the best with the film and all your future projects. Michelle Posted by: Michelle | July 27, 2006 08:26 PM David! Gee, it's great to see you here again! We were about to give up, I think. But wow, here you are, so I want to request that you tell Bart to put that cell phone scene at the doctor's office in the DVD extras. I understand it was cut from the film, and I was looking forward to that one. ;P In the meantime, I'm absolutely on pins and needles, awaiting the release of Trust the Man in my area, and it really, sincerely is wonderful to see you back blogging! Way cool. Later. Posted by: apterous | July 27, 2006 08:46 PM well i totally missed out on the house of d blogging, but i've seen it since then. great movie, by the way. but aaanyway... ...wouldn't you know if he was at your house? that seems a little bit weird. super frickin' excited for trust the man coming out. too bad i'm only in la until the 5th, so i have to wait like an extra month from the limited release almost until it's in louisiana (according to imdb anyway). *lesigh* Posted by: Grace | July 27, 2006 08:50 PM So happy to see you blogging again. Really looking forward to Trust The Man. The trailer is on Comcast's On Demand. Have watched it many times. Don't want to wait until it opens wide so we will be coming up to New York to see it. hugs from Philly Posted by: Marlene | July 27, 2006 08:57 PM Hi again David! I'm in NYC and waiting breathlessly for TTM to open....Will there be a NY premiere and can ""regular folks"" get tix? Meanwhile, hoping you're having a terrific summer... Kate Posted by: Katie Glaser | July 27, 2006 09:01 PM I've been waiting for this movie with great excitement. It sounds like a treat for people who care more about plot and character than explosions and special effects. Posted by: Kel | July 27, 2006 09:15 PM Hi David, Great to see you blogging again. I recall my friend asking in the hallway at Princeton if you would again and you said you'd try to do it for Trust the Man. Can't wait to see Trust the Man. America (and I) need a smart comedy. I'd love to see it at the premiere in NYC. Can we regular Schmoes get tickets? Hope you're enjoying your summer. Lynn Posted by: Lynn | July 27, 2006 09:20 PM I forgot to say in my post above that in Nov 2004 you were sweet enough to invite me in to the Friend's School to watch you shoot the classroom scene and it was such a treat. That evening you introduced me to everyone as your guest and made sure that I was taken care of. This Stuy Town res won't forget how kind you were. Your mom can be very proud of you...even if you're not in Academia! 1 1/2 years later I'm still telling people about it just to illustrate what a nice normal guy you are and how gentle you are with your fans. Thanks again David... Katie Posted by: Katie Glaser | July 27, 2006 09:22 PM Hi David So glad to see you doing a blog again. I really enjoyed the experience when you had the blog for House of D. I like the idea of this movie. After being home all summer with four kids, that includes 2 teenagers who should count double. I am looking forward to something adult. Hopefully the opening won't be too small. Hope to see more blog entries. Jennifer Posted by: Jennifer | July 27, 2006 09:26 PM Hi David great to see you haveing another stab at blogging. You know we all support ya right? I am so looking forward to this movie. It looks great and some of the scenes I have already looked at are hilarious. Could we ask you to talk about your other new progects too like the Secret and TV Set. They look great too. I love it you are so busy with different stuff because we will get to seemore of you on the big screen(whenever these wind up in Europe.) I had to go to Belgium to see House of D. I now have the DVD and extras which are brilliant. My son can't stop talkig about the French scene!!! When I went to France I took my copy with me and my French friend loved it all. Especially laughed when she watched that scene. Thanks for taking time from your busy life to come chat to us again. take care and let us know how everything's going. Kobi Posted by: Kobi | July 27, 2006 09:34 PM Hi David! I'm glad you decided to jump back into the blog experience. I hope we'll get some great audio ones like you did with the House of D blog. I'm really looking forward to seeing Trust the Man. What a great cast! I, too, have seen the trailer on On Demand and it seems like everyone clicks so well together. I hope you'll share some stories about filming. Jodie Posted by: Jodie | July 27, 2006 09:36 PM Great to see you on the computer again and blogging right along. Keeping up with the promise to keep on blogging even after House of D. Can't wait to see Trust the Man and all of your other projects due out soon. All the best to you and yours. Posted by: luv2luvduchovny | July 27, 2006 10:10 PM He blogs again! Thanks for staying in touch with your fans. We loved the surprise of seeing you at the Tribeca screening of ""The TV Set"" we attended, and now more blogging? Fantastic. TTM will open here in New Haven on Sept. 1 according to the new local art theater (alas, the York Square closed this year!). I'm thinking a Pepe's pie and a trip to the movies with my girlfriends. Can't wait already. Posted by: Donna | July 27, 2006 11:07 PM David!! So glad you decided on blogging again! You have no idea how much fun that was for us and how we were waiting for a new blog. And here it is, so cool!!! Anyway, first of all, after months I was able to buy HOD and I loved it, no matter what others say. Second, I can't wait for all those movies to come out. I heard such good things of TTM, I just have to see it!! Of course I'm in Holland so we'll probably get it months after everybody told me how good the movie was. Argh. I hope you decide to come and promote it in Europe though. We need it!! We want it!!! And I think, maybe we deserve it a little too? Hehehe. Great to see you again! Btw, I'm in contact with Dean Haglund now and then and he really liked HOD. Very nice guy. I think it's great you made a movie with a good friend, it must show. Good luck!! Posted by: Linda61 | July 27, 2006 11:40 PM It's great to read your comments again. Hopefully Trust the Man will be here in Canada around the same dates as it is in the States. Since the chemistry in the movie is said to be great, I'm looking forward to great press reports. It's time to go theatre searching again! You've been busy again, and that's good. Always do what you love to do, and learn to do what you hope to do! Stay well, Pattie Posted by: Pattie | July 27, 2006 11:48 PM quote: he often stays at my house, he may even be there right now That means you really 'Trust the Man'? Posted by: Linda61 | July 28, 2006 12:09 AM I am chinese!!! I love the XF! 我英语不好，看不懂你写的文章.. 我会好好学英语！ 崔依侬 中国时间：7月28日15：45 Posted by: cui | July 28, 2006 12:48 AM Hey Dave, well I would have loved to see the movy. I heard a lot of good things about it. Unfortunatly I had to move from New York to Germany 2 weeks ago. So now I have to wait even longer to see TTM. Are there already release dates for Germany? Posted by: Stef | July 28, 2006 01:36 AM So excited to see you blogging again! Can't wait to see TTM. Hope to find that regular folks can get tickets to the premiere as it seems going to your NY premieres [House of D and The TV Set] is a fun thing for a gaggle of us New York ladies to do together. Posted by: Chriswife | July 28, 2006 02:09 AM Mr. D, Thanks for adding the personal touch again and including us in the process. I hope you and your family are enjoying the summer! Posted by: Sara B. | July 28, 2006 02:17 AM Nice to have you back, and even better to see you working again. I'd love to hear more about the movie and the work you two did if you've got the time. Peace from my neck of the woods. Posted by: UnderMySkinner | July 28, 2006 03:15 AM Hi David! Welcome back to cyberspace- we missed you! I can't wait to see this movie- it looks funny, smart, and sexy (that's quite a package)! As a newcomer to acting, I'm always curious as to how the pros prep for a role. When you first get a script (such as the script for this film), what are the first things you do? Thank you for giving such a wonderfully engaging lecture at Princeton in April. It was such a joy to be able to meet you (after 12 years of being a fan!)- wish I had said something more intelligent to you! Thanks for blogging again David! Namaste, Jenny Posted by: Jenny | July 28, 2006 03:16 AM It's great to see you on line again. Can't wait to see the movie. Posted by: Freda Whaley | July 28, 2006 03:22 AM David, it is so great to see you blogging again. I can't wait to see this movie. I loved seeing The TV Set at Tribeca and having the opportunity to see and hear you at Princeton. Good luck with all that you do. And, continue blogging Posted by: Laura | July 28, 2006 05:12 AM It is great seeing you posting again. Cannot wait for Trust The Man and I wish you all the luck in the world. Posted by: Joanne Lewis | July 28, 2006 07:39 AM Sounds like a cool movie. I'd love to see it before I head back to the Far East. Posted by: Griselle | July 28, 2006 08:14 AM David! Gr"