- About ten years ago Alan told me to make the move from horses to Hollywood but I was always tied down by the dopey horse industry in one way or another. Next thing you know, Alan is a big shot Hollywood guy and a few years later, by some strange coincidence, we're both writing in the same capacity for The Canadian Sportsman magazine. Alan really praised a sad/happy story I wrote about my old cat Meatball, so I finally followed his advice. Now he's gone and so is a lot of my enthusiasm. I'm sure I'll get it back but Alan was a great friend and he taught me a lot.
- I was dumbstruck when I met Patty McCormack. Movie fans remember Patty mostly as the cute little girl with the pig tails who kills people in the classic film The Bad Seed. I mean, she was nominated for an Academy Award when she was only ten, but when I had to work with her and sit on the set of Have You Met Miss Jones while she acted out lines that I had written, I fell into some kind of a fog. I couldn't believe someone could be so talented. I felt so unworthy.
- All manner of a horseman's destiny are placed unto the decorated hooves of heavenly creatures who make hellish demands.
- I had a one-eyed trotting filly once. She was a good one named Dianalu Hanover, and I remember that stare. No creature on earth can eyeball you better than a one-eyed horse. Even when you stand on their blind side, they're watching you.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content