PLUME: Is there a film you’ve turned down that you regretted not doing?

OZ: No. I’ve turned some big films down, but that’s because I didn’t feel I could do them. Not that I wasn’t able to do them, I just didn’t have a vision – I didn’t have a take on it. I don’t regret the films that I’ve said “no” to. Many films I’m very, very happy I said “no” to. There are a few films that are big successes that I just didn’t have a take on. I just couldn’t see it.

PLUME: Is there a film that you’ve wanted to do but could never get moving on?

OZ: There’s an idea that I have, but I really don’t want to share it. It may happen in the future. It’s the only one I really have passion for. The other stuff I do comes from the scripts I get. This one comes from me.

PLUME: In the end, when all is said and done, what do you want your legacy to be?

OZ: Christ, have I died already? I guess the most important thing was to be a good father and husband.

PLUME: Finally, in reference to a quote you made many years ago: do you now get noticed when you go to the store to buy a can of beans? How does it feel?

OZ: Only occasionally. When I am, it soothes my flaming ego, but I don’t want to do that much of it. I’m not a shy person, but I do like my privacy…

10 QUESTIONS

1. What is your favorite piece of music?

One of the many Mose Allison songs.

2. What is your favorite film?

Citizen Kane.

3. What is your favorite TV program, past or current?

Everybody Loves Raymond and C-SPAN.

4. What do you feel has been your most important professional accomplishment to date?

The Score.

5. Which project do you feel didn’t live up to what you envisioned?

Little Shop Of Horrors.

What is your favorite book?

Poetry Of Emily Dickinson.

7. If you could change one thing about Hollywood, what would it be?

Give the same respect to comedy as there is to drama.

8. If you could change one public perception of yourself, what would it be?

I don’t know what the public perception of me is.

9. What is your next project?

Don’t know.

10. What is the one project that you’ve always wanted to do, but have yet to be able to?

Don’t want to tell you or someone else will do it..

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