PETER MEDAK: I AM DOING A BOOK TITLED COOL PEOPLE NOT FAMOUS...FILM DIRECTOR

Peter  Medak is truly charismatic and very kind.  Living like I do between England and Los Angeles he has made his mark in Films as a Director, among his work he made Ruling Class, Romeo's Bleeding and The Krays. When I met him he was eating Hungarian Sausage with chopped up onion, rather different from what he says here that he likes to eat Vegetarian, Thai and Indian. Everybody asks what my relationship is with him, and it is like this, I like to wrestle with him, we could be champions. 
The Hollywood star he finds most attractive, when asked is Cary Grant but finds inspiration from Frederico Fellini, Bunuel , Bergman and Lean. I asked him for the following questions
Which designer do you like to wear most?"Armani"                      What was your most successful moment?                                  
"Escaping from Hungary in 1956"
What makes you happy?"Music" 
Which film director interests you? "Same as the above"
What piece of music do you like listening to? He answered "Anything by Mozart , Chopin, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt".
Where do you like to live?  He said "Between London and Los Angeles".                                                                 
What piece of art inspires you?                                                "Paintings" 
What shoes do you like to wear? "Todds"
What made you most happy in your career?                          "Looking through the camera"
What person inspired you? "Bela Kalman, Izsak Bacsi two great photographers in Hungary who opened my eyes to seeing".
What sport do you most enjoy?                                                "Football and swimming"
Where do you find serenity ?                                                       "Walking  in the Sunset on the Beach"
 What do you like to eat?                                                            "Vegetables , salads" 
What is your biggest sin? "Not pushing myself enough". 

What piece of advice can you give someone?  "Go with your instinct"
 What do you like to do at the week end? "Relax and not feel guilty".

IF I EAT AGAIN I SHALL BURST

It is the day after Christmas and my gallstones are playing up. Terrible pains are shooting through my body and I must remember to keep liking green.  They feel worse than having a baby, although I truly cannot remember what that felt like.  However, I  remember pretending to a have my eldest son Charles, faking giving birth and suddenly I was.  I also cleaned my entire house over and over again in the last moments before he came into this world.  Now he is acting in my play in Los Angeles, playing the part of the Boy and I feel I never want to eat again.
It seems all so quick, there he was lying on my stomach and now he is on the stage playing Chopin.

Christmas was spent with Ayako and Michel Comte at their beautiful house in Beverly Hills with views over the city.  It is probably one of the most stunning mansions, traditional yet exciting. Ayako has enormous talent and creates stunning Kimonos amongst other things, made out of plastic and hand painted cloth. She also is a delicious cook and I ate far too much.  Michel is the world famous photographer who has captured many a celebrity with his camera.  Together with Kay Saatchi I ate the most yummy fondue.

It is a long way a way from watching Wim Wenders documentary called Pina. It still sticks in my brain. Pina Bausch and her brilliant dance troupe have been turned into a dream to honour her work.  The film matches her surreal talent. It is in 3D which adds to the films earth reality.

Elizabeth Karr is on her way  to perform in my play and Lisa Zane makes her debut doing Folk version of opera.  Dan Rucks has kindly offered to film the show, as my friend Joseph Pusateri has agreed to do the music.  It has been all go, filming, recording and now I need to go on a diet, I do not want to eat ever again.