Rip Torn’s first name is Elmore.

He was hilarious on The Larry Sander’s Show, but old Rip is bottoming out these days:

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/02/01/2010-02-01_rip_torn_to_enter_rehab_after_his_arrest_for_drunkenly_breaking_into_a_bank.html

Sad. Not fun. Get a new dictionary.

Re: Goodfellas—Martin Scorsese first got wind of Nicholas Pileggi’s book “Wiseguy” when he was handed the galley proofs. Although Scorsese had sworn off making another gangster movie, he immediately cold-called the writer and told him, “I’ve been waiting for this book my entire life.” To which Pileggi replied, “I’ve been waiting for this phone call my entire life.”