Life as a film editor, though, made for uneven employment. Jobs lasted months, occasionally a year.
Sometimes he was a film editor, sometimes he was asked to edit the music. On “Sophie’s Choice” and “Cotton Club” he was the music editor. On “Heathers” he was the film editor — as he was on Oliver Stone’s television miniseries “Wild Palms.” For five years, he hosted editing workshops at the Sundance Film Festival. He also worked as a consultant for DreamWorks and Pixar.
“He and I spent endless hours going to museums and galleries -- we loved art -- the cultural changes occurring in L.A. that allowed us to do what we had done during our years in New York.”
Some people get very angry when they lecture kids.