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# Letter: A film about homelessness and making a living in Santa Monica
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/072807-story-20070728-5/
- Published: 2007-07-28T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:23:30.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Malibu, #archive-import, Homelessness

“IF I COULD MAKE A FILM BASED ON one issue related to Santa Monica, I would choose homelessness, and how you can make a living out of it in Santa Monica, the city by the sea. I would cast Gary Busey, the way he looks now, Robert Downey Jr., the way he used to look, and Nick Nolte. How about the guy who was ranting and raving about Jewish people in Malibu when he was arrested? He looked pretty rough. And let’s show how if you hang out in strategic spots in Santa Monica, you can live. Sure, you don’t have a place to sleep, you don’t have a job, but you get enough money to make a “living.” “Hand to mouth,” that’s what we’ll call it. Since I’m unemployed right now, maybe I’ll be an extra.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 28, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/072807.pdf?ref=smdp.com)