Two days after he became president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, John Bailey celebrated his 75th birthday. The next day, Bailey presided over his first duty as president, the graduation of interns from the Academy Gold mentoring program. But you know, I’ve been reading Walter Mirisch’s memoir and he has a chapter about being academy president. I’ve been involved where it really counts ... working with people on sets. I’ve been involved where it really counts, which is not writing memos or talking about it, but actually working with people on the set.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 15, 2017 12:00 UTC