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>>> EMILIO ESTEVEZ WAS EVERYWHERE IN THE 19 '80S A
MEMBER OF THE BRAT PACK WITH
OTHER HOT ACTORS TAKING OVER
THE INDUSTRY.
THE INDUSTRY. HE STAR ND ONE HIT MOVIE AFTER
ANOTHER AND GRAVITATED TOWARDS
WRITING, PRODUCING AND
DIRECTING.
DIRECTING. I SAT DOWN TO CHAT WITH HIM
ABOUT HIS STORY AND CAREER.
>> GATHERED FROM ALL ACROSS
AMERICA, WE'RE GOING TO STICK
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. YOU KNOW WHY?
>> BECAUSE WE'RE THE DUCKS AND
DUCKS FLY TOGETHER.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> YOU AND I HAVE SOMETHING IN
COMMON, A PERSON THAT YOU MIGHT
NOT REALIZE.
NOT REALIZE. YOUR EX-WIFE IS THE EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER OF GREAT DAY HOUSTON.
ACTUALLY, KATHY HAD YOUR CENTER
FOLD FROM TIGER BEAT MAGAZINE
IN HER LOCKER AND SHE TALKED
HERSELF INTO THINKING SHE WAS
YOUR WIFE.
YOUR WIFE. >> OH MY LORD.
DO I KNOW HER?
>> YOU DON'T KNOW HER BUT SHE
THINKS SHE KNOWS YOU.
>> GOOD, SHE HASN'T MADE UP
STORIES ABOUT YOU.
>> OKAY SHE HAS.
SPEAKING OF HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN YOUR
DAD SAW A PRODUCTION OF YOURS
AND SAID WOW, HE'S REALLY GOOD.
NOT JUST A PARENT WHO IS
OBLIGATED BUT HE THOUGHT YOU
WERE REALLY GOOD.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE FOR YOU?
>> YOU THINK WE ALWAYS WANT TO
SEEK APPROVAL FROM OUR PARENTS
AND WE'RE ALWAYS BRINGING HOME
THAT ART PROJECT OR THAT GRADE
THAT YOU GOT ON ASSIGNMENT.
SO WHEN HE SAW ME ON STAGE TO
GET THAT SEAL OF APPROVAL IT
WAS SOMETHING ELSE.
>> HE AND MY MOM.
MY MOM DOESN'T GET THE CREDIT
SHE DESERVES.
SHE DESERVES. >> THEY'RE BOTH ARTISTS.
>> MY MOM KEEPS IT ALL
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. THEY'RE TOGETHER FOR 57 AND 58
YEARS NOW.
YEARS NOW. STILL.
STILL.
STILL. SHE IS THE GLOOU THAT HOLDS THE
FAMILY TOGETHER.
FAMILY TOGETHER. YEAH, IT WAS COOL AND MY DAD
THOUGHT I WAS GOOD.
WHEN MY MOM SAID I WAS GOOD,
THAT'S ANOTHER THING.
>> ONE THING YOU DID EARLY ON,
YOU DECIDED NOT TO RIDE OFF
YOUR DAD'S COAT TAILS AND YOU
KEPT THE FAMILY NAME.
>> RIGHT, IT WAS MET WITH A LOT
OF CRITICISM.
OF CRITICISM. >> IN WHAT WAY?
>> THE AGENTS AND MANAGER IN
HOLLYWOOD WERE AFRAID OF THE
NAME BECAUSE IT WAS SO LATIN.
AND THEY SAID LOOK, YOU DON'T
LOOK LATIN, YOU LOOK MORE IRISH
AND IT WAS THE SAME ISSUES THAT
MY DAD FACE ND 1958 WHEN HE
CHANGED HIS NAME.
BUT IN THE 60S HE WAS ON A VERY
POPULAR PLAY ON BROADWAY CALLED
"THE SUBJECT IS ROSES" AND HIS
FATHER WHO WAS FROM SPAIN
ORIGINALLY NOW LIVING IN DAYTON
CAME TO NEW YORK TO SEE THE
PLAY AND LOOKED UP ON THE
MARQUEE AND SAW MARTIN SHEEN
AND HE WENT, MY DAD SAW HIM AND
HIS DISAPPOINTMENT.
HIS DISAPPOINTMENT. AND HE SHARED THAT STORY WITH
ME AND HE SAID DON'T DO THIS,
DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I
DID.
DID.
DID. IT'S
DID. IT'S A DIFFERENT TIME.
>> YEAH, ALL RIGHT TAKE US BACK
TO THE FIRST BIG ROLE THAT YOU
AUDITIONED FOR AND YOU GOT IT.
>> I WENT TO DISNEY.
I AUDITIONED FOR A FILM CALLED
TEXAS.
TEXAS.
TEXAS. .
.
. >>
. >> IT
. >> IT WAS FOR A SUPPORTING
ROLE, I HAD GONE ON TWO OR
THREE DIFFERENT AUDITIONS FOR
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. .
.
. >>
. >> YOU
. >> YOU SAID 200 OR 300.
>> I STARTED AT 16 DRIVING
AROUND TO THE VARIOUS AUDITIONS
AND INTERVIEWS.
AND INTERVIEWS. THE PROCESS OF THOSE AUDITIONS
REALLY PREPARED YOU FOR
SOMEBODY SAYING YES.
THE WEEK THAT I AUDITIONED FOR
THE BREAKFAST CLUB I AUDITIONED
FOR A TACO BELL COMMERCIAL AND
CHIPS AND SOMEBODY SAYS YES TO
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. WHEN
YOU. WHEN YOU'RE A YOUNG ACTOR
THAT'S THE ONLY THING YOU WANT
TO HEAR.
TO HEAR.
TO HEAR. YEARS LATER WHEN THESE FILMS
CONTINUE TO POP UP, THEY GO TO
THESE GENERATIONAL SPANS.
PEOPLE SAY YOU KNOW, WASN'T IT
GREAT YOU WERE CONNECTD TO THE
FILM?
FILM?
FILM? WHEN YOU'RE A YOUNG ACTOR, YOU
DON'T KNOW.
DON'T KNOW. SOMEONE SAID YES.
YOU JUST WANT A JOB.
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. >>
RIGHT. >> SPEAKING OF GENERATIONALLY,
THE BREAKFAST CLUB, A VERY
DEFINING MOMENT.
DEFINING MOMENT. BEFORE YOU HAD YOUR SHEENS AND
DE NIROS, YOU ALL DEFINED A NEW
GROUP OF ACTORS AT THAT TIME.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING TIME.
VERY COMPETITIVE.
VERY COMPETITIVE. BUT THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG ACTORS.
THE STUDIOS STARTED TO PAY
ATTENTION THOSE WERE YOUNG
PEOPLE GOING TO THE MOVIES AND
WANTED TO SEE THEMSELVES ON
SCREEN SO IT WAS THE OUTSIDERS
MADE IT THAT, ST. ELMO'S FIRE
AND BREAKFAST CLUB.
A REALLY GOOD TIME TO BE A
YOUNG ACTOR.
YOUNG ACTOR. .
.
. >>
. >> ALL
. >> ALL RIGHT, FROM YOUNG ACTOR
TO SEASONED DIRECTOR, TUNE INTO
GREAT DAY HOUSTON TOMORROW AS I
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION WITH
EMILIO ESTEVEZ AND WE'LL FIND
OUT ABOUT