Now a movie goes out to two, three thousand theaters and by Friday night at 10 o'clock they know if you are in or out. That desperate competition is, I think, horrendous. It's awful.

It is a two-day event covering the disciplines of acting directing and writing for film. He began his career as an actor and first became known for his role as Walt Johnson on The Edge of Night and as Jeff Baker on As the World Turns which he played from 1956 to 1962.

Mark Rydell (born March 23 1934) is an American actor film director and producer.