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His first " claim to fame" was his par– ticipation in the College Bowl. He ran a theater group for two year s and worked in the Albina district here in Portland. He went to New York for a year. " I decided not to be an actor or a stockbroker." " I took a course in film making and decided not ever to make another film. Studying film reaffirmed my faith in the theater. I used to be a poet but I don ' t trust words anymore so now I'm a play– wright. I take better care of myself. I don ' t take drugs anymore- like Don– ovan and the Beatles. I don 't know why. Drugs are out of fashion. They don' t have any value ; they don ' t teach you anything."