“I started writing this feature comedy in New York - a Chris Farley vehicle. The script was decent. When I got to LA, I met some new friends in film school and had them read my script and give me notes.”
“The whole idea of doing the Hollywood thing never even occurred to me. When you grow up on the East coast, Hollywood seems like this fantasy land and you don't think that people can actually make a living there.”
“Not only did he unfairly become a prime suspect of an investigation into your alleged injuries that day, but he was denied any normalcy in his school life thereafter, and felt too uncomfortable about returning to school, ... Consequently, he missed a lot of his last year of high school, which should have been a good and positive time in his life.”
“I do not believe for a moment that you are evil or that you don't feel a deep sense of personal regret and even sorrow over the poor judgment you exercised on Nov. 3, 2003, ... I have considered and rejected the notion that sending you to jail will serve the legitimate sentencing goals of rehabilitation or deterrence. It is also not necessary to send you to jail for public safety reasons or for retribution sake alone. I will not do that.”
