8 Screenwriting and Hollywood Secrets About Me
by Jaden
The Deep Friar gave me this bloggy-wog tag to write 8 random things about me. I don’t know how to do this without embarrassing myself, so here it goes…
1) I wrote a script called The Sixth Sense a few years before M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense hit the theaters. Mine will remain unregistered and in the closet forever. Dark little bad script, you stay there, and don’t ever come out!
2) When I was 19, I wrote Nick Cage a letter inviting him to hang out with me. A mutual acquaintance gave it to him. ***Silence*** Good gawwwwd! Did Nick miss out or what?!
3) I dream in feature length movies, which is one reason I chose to study film.
4) I have a published writer in the family.
5) I have not met Charlie Kaufman, but I met his twin brother.
6) With my rolling suitcase bouncing over cobblestones, I squeezed by John Malkovich and his lovely family on a tiny sidewalk in the rainbow neighborhood of Paris last summer. For a moment, I thought I had gone to the half floor. Only after checking out young Mr. Malkovich Junior (quite a good looking kid), did I notice his famous pop! Bad girl! Somebody spank me; I could be Junior M’s mother! The mom, by the way, is super sexy and was rattling off in French. All of this was happening in front of a gay bondage store with a bunch of black leather, whips, and handcuffs in the window. Gawd, I love Paris.
7) My favorite Hollywood mansion belongs to a screenwriter. It has a bar, disco floor, movie theater, a gazillion rooms, 3 levels, 3 wings, 2 level guest house with a cat that uses the toilet, a salt water pool, the best Halloween parties ever, several movies have been shot there, and to all of our chagrin, the biggest conman in Hollywood set up camp there for several months.
8) The only time I ever wished I was a smoker was when Benicio Del Toro asked me for a cigarette at the Sin City premiere. In smoker talk, asking me for a cigarette means he thinks I’m hot, right? Dang, I blew it!
WHO IS NEXT?
The rules (according to Brett’s blog!):
- Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
- People who are tagged, write a blog post about their own 8 random things, and post these rules.
- At the end of your post you need to tag 8 people (or 2!) and include their names.
- Don’t forget to leave them a comment and tell them they’ve been tagged, and to read your blog.
..{Finger Shush 
photo credit: misscelophane }
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Jaden
Pretty awesome! I’ve lived a sheltered life, growing up in the suburbs of Ottawa, and then living in Small-Town Ontario. You’ve certainly seen more celebrities than I have. (But what was John M. doing in front of a gay bondage store?) :-)
The only celebrity I’ve met is a former TV announcer on “Hockey Night in Canada” (Is that a Canadian Stereotype or WHAT?)
I’ve learned a very important lesson from this post: If I’m ever in L.A., even though I, too, am a non-smoker, I’ll carry a wide variety of cigarettes in my purse on the chance I’m asked for one by a hot actor.
I’ll get to work on my 8 Random Things. :-)
Fun post Jaden… although I didn’t follow the rules, I decided to play the game just the same. Far less interesting than yours, are my 8 trivial pieces on our site.
Reel Ninja’s Wife – my new moniker ;)
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Nanu — I am not one for following rules either. Thanks for playing! I added your link in the main post.
RJ Keller — Yes, good idea, bring some Camel cigs to Hollywood.
Friar — The bondage shop was pure chance.
Jaden, your 8 random things are kickass! A fun and interesting post to read, from all the different bloggers as well. I wouldn’t be able to think of 8 things AT ALL I’m afraid.
Even though I’m a non-smoker as well, clever idea though about having cigs on hand while visiting LA, in hopes one would bump into an actor in desperate need of one. True Jaden, the cigarette brand of choice amongst celebs in Hollywood does seem to often be Camel.
I too must admit that I’ve lived somewhat of a sheltered life and haven’t met any really famous actors, compared to our lovely Jaden here. I’ve perhaps maybe met more singers/musicians, than actors.
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Kaufman’s twin brother was fictional, you silly goose. You actually met the Real Deal!
You don’t wanna hang out with Nic, he steals dogs from Cybil.
As a smoker, yes that was Benicio’s way of saying “sup babydoll”. He told me so when we were on our smoke break. He thinks you have juicy lips.
Shaner — The bit about Charlie Kaufman’s twin brother was an insider joke for screenwriters. You’re supposed to laugh!
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