My Favorite Hollywood Moment

"While driving on Sunset Boulevard, I almost had a wreck when I saw a 'Rookie' poster that covered the entire side of a 20-story building!"
-- John Lee Hancock, writer/director of "The Rookie" and "The Alamo"

"I got a call that Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to remake 'West World' and I have to go in and pitch him. It's just Arnold, me and Arnold's agent. I'm two sentences into it, and Arnold falls asleep!"
-- Derek Haas, screenwriter for "2 Fast 2 Furious"

"One Saturday morning, I decided to go to one of those bakeries and have a cup of coffee and a croissant. I got the paper outside, sat down and relaxed. I'm sitting there not paying any attention to anyone around me, and I hear this guy's voice next to me as the waiter comes by. I look over and realize it's Gene Hackman! I'm just like a deer in the headlights for a moment." 
-- Jim Hillin, currently digital effects supervisor on Warner Brothers' "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" (with Brendan Fraser and Steve Martin)

"The head of our company had a meeting with Peter Weir and I pulled a Hollywood thing. I had a copy of my thesis and I said, 'I'm really sorry, I'm going to be real unprofessional here, but would you mind signing this?' He couldn't have been nicer. I felt really cheesy doing it, but I also knew it would be the only chance I have."
-- Geoff Moore, development director at Mad Chance Productions