I think Converse is betting on it.

I probably complicate things unnecessarily now just to give the illusion of professionalism.

It was like that for the first six months after 'E.T.' was in cinemas. I'd go out and get mobbed. I was a shy kid, and being approached by adults all the time just freaked me out.

I'm not surprised. It's obviously had a chilling effect on free-agent signings. But that's the way it goes. It's just something [the players' association] will have to look at the next go-round.

I grew up in a rural area, I was from kind of a poor family and my parents weren't showbiz people. But going back was strange, and perhaps stranger for the other students.

I understood why films were made, and if they made a lot of money, they were successful. All of these things I knew. As a ten-year-old boy, I didn't really think a lot about finances or celebrity. I always viewed films as kind of what I imagined a summer camp to be like.