Peter Hedges : (6) " Lucas is living the life that I wanted, but I want to be clear, I don’t feel there’s been any pressure for him to live it. " - Peter Hedges " If there’s a photo of a roomful of kids I’m the one with the biggest smile or my hand over my face. " - Peter Hedges " Ultimately what I try to do is work on stories I love with people I admire, and sometimes they get made and sometimes they don’t. " - Peter Hedges " I’ve always had an acute sense of mortality, maybe because my father’s a minister. " - Peter Hedges " I’ve read both books that ‘Beautiful Boy’ is based on, and I can’t wait to see that film. I root for that film. " - Peter Hedges " My mother’s sobriety – that’s when I found the theater, that’s when I moved from being a basketball player to being a musician, to being an actor, to then being a writer. " - Peter Hedges