 You've got to stick out these dry spells. I think Holden Caulfield is a novel. No, I couldn't write a whole novel. Holden Caulfield deserves an entire book. We both think it has a lot of problems. I just don't buy Holden. Is Holden supposed to be crazy? They don't want to publish it. I went to war with these guys over this. War? You went to war with these guys? I saw them all get killed. I should be dead too. I shouldn't be here. You said this book. You were with me when I stormed the beaches of Normandy. I don't think it'd be alive if it wasn't for this book. Hi, this is Jacqueline Yew from CalTV Entertainment. We're here with actor, writer, producer, and now director, Danny Strong, to talk about his directorial debut of his new film, Rebel in the Rye. Hi Danny, how are you? I'm good, how are you? I'm doing great, excited to interview you. Great. Awesome. So I wanted to ask you more about the creative process behind writing and directing this film because a lot of the film was about J.D. Salinger's creative process. That's true. So let's see. It started with a biography on Salinger that I read several years ago called J.D. Salinger, A Life by Kenneth Salinsky. And it sparked my interest in the subject matter. And actually in the film, J.D.'s father and sister discouraged him as a writer. So as a writer yourself, have you ever faced discouragement? And if so, how did you deal with it? I face discouragement every day. I'm feeling discouraged right now. No. Not because of you. Okay, okay. But yeah, non-stop. I mean, all it is is adversity and negativity and people telling you what's wrong with everything. Well, a great thing is turning adversity into strength. So I think that's going to be a huge thing. I definitely think you can do it. I'm trying. And last, do you have any advice or words of wisdom for aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters? That you just have to keep writing and that you get better with every script and with every pass of every script is, to me, like my version of film school and writing class. And then it really is a matter of perseverance and to just continue writing. And that's how you really learn how to improve. Yeah. Well, thank you so much. Thank you. Again, this is Jocelyn. You're reporting for Cal TV Entertainment. Be sure to check out Rebel in the Rye in Theater now. Go Bears!