'Theater is as vital here as anywhere'

Los Angeles Times: "'Theater is as vital here as anywhere, but because it's so spread out, you don't get that intense energy that you do in New York. But everybody knows that. You can do something here and it just goes out in the Pacific Ocean,' he says, idly gesturing toward the yawning blue horizon. He speaks this show business truth as impassively as if acknowledging the fire danger of the rainless chaparral all around him."