:21:02
Leo gave me this movie camera.
:21:04
My mother always hoped
I'd become the next Milton Berle.
:21:08
But dreams of houses, cars, and lawns
aren't dreams when they become real.
:21:12
I understood what my mother
meant by "Good morning, Columbus."
:21:17
Even if she didn't like what I was
doing, I think she'd understand me.
:22:08
When I was 11, I got this really weird
earache that wouldn't go away.
:22:13
A hundred doctors couldn't help me...
:22:16
So Leo went into Mexico,
:22:19
and brought back this fat lady
witch doctor who fixed me right up.
:22:24
I was grateful, but I thought
I might've been better off mute.
:22:28
All in all,
I had a very happy childhood.
:22:31
My dad, a border guard, spent his life
trying to stop people crossing lines.
:22:36
For 15 years, he'd smooth down
the road between Mexico and Arizona,
:22:40
and every morning he'd be out there
looking for footprints in the dirt.
:22:44
But my father always said that work
was like a hat you put on your head.
:22:48
And even without pants, you didn't
have to be ashamed of your ass.
:22:54
One thing I was sure about:
:22:57
The moment my parents died,
my childhood was gone forever.