Freedomland Play

Peter Michael Goetz, who is playing the patriarchal misfit in "Freedomland" on South Coast Repertory's main stage, has played father figures before. He portrayed the father of the groom to Steve Martin's father of the bride twice on screen in the "Father of the Bride" movies. "I keep hoping they're going to do a 'Father of the Bride III,' " the white-bearded actor says, "not because it would be any good, but because it would make some money."

Peter Michael Goetz, who is playing the patriarchal misfit in "Freedomland" on South Coast Repertory's main stage, has played father figures before. He portrayed the father of the groom to Steve Martin's father of the bride twice on screen in the "Father of the Bride" movies. "I keep hoping they're going to do a 'Father of the Bride III,' " the white-bearded actor says, "not because it would be any good, but because it would make some money."

"When I was a kid living in Hollywood, we used to take a drive every Sunday, and often we'd end up at the Knott's restaurant. What I recall was the homey-ness of the place, good food and the best biscuits. I didn't have grandparents here, so going to Knott's restaurant was a nice substitute for visiting grandparents in the country. There were dirt roads and lots of farms." --Animator Chuck Jones, 85, creator of such famous Warner Bros.