The tall, diffident, Mississippi-born performer discusses the genesis of his mute but oh-so-expressive alter ego.
This is a rogues gallery that runs the gamut from clingy patient to schizo serviceman.
Joe Eszterhas and Adrian Lyne have each made one good movie: Flashdance
My Mom is a larger than life character crafted with one part June Cleaver, two parts Mahalia Jackson, three parts Oprah, and four parts Dorothy Parker.