Gottfried Helnwein, who is quite possibly my favorite living artist, attended my screening last night - ...
Los Angeles, March, 29, 2002
along with a room full of agents and managers. It was a nightmare of a screening because the digital projector broke mid-way through and began stretching the image and artifacting. I had to stop the screening until all the technical issues had been resolved.
Very painful. But after the screening I spoke with Gottfried, his wife Renate and their daughter Mercedes about the film and received their very genuine and enthusiastic responses. — To hear an opinion from another artist, one whom I trust and respect, was quite a fine moment for me.