From KCRW, I'm Kim Masters, and this is the business.

Director Kirk Jones broke the first rule of Hollywood by using his own money, his life

savings to make, I swear, his film about Tourette's advocate, John Davidson. That freed him to do

things his way, including casting a little known actor in the lead role.

His gamble has paid off in more ways than one.

Maybe all those awards and all that financial success is just a coincidence, or maybe

financiers should now and again remember that trusted creative people, when left alone,

can deliver things which might not have got through the filtering system financiers often impose.

Jones talks about making that bold decision after a potential backer suggested that he toned down the expletives in the script.

That's an interesting act if you understand anything about Tourette's,

which involves involuntary movements and vocalizations. Lead actor Robert Arameo, now a BAFTA

winner, tells us about preparing for a role that pose big physical and verbal challenges.

Kirk and Jones also addressed that widely publicized incident at the BAFTA Awards.

But first we banter, stick around. It's the business from KCRW.

I am joined by my colleague in banter, Matt Bellany, and I'm happy to say Matt is with us safe and sound.

He was kind enough to send me a selfie from underneath the table at the White House correspondence dinner.

And I appreciated that because, of course, we want you to be alive and well met.

It's all fun in games now that nobody was killed, but it was pretty scary.

I'll bet it was, yes.

So the Trump administration has seized this opportunity to ask for everything, starting with the ballroom and going from there.

They've gone on with the attack, once again, with Jimmy Kimmel.

Kimmel did a pre-dinner roast because they were having no comedian this year.

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