James Marsden’s letter of support for Brian Peck
Per TMZ, James Marsden’s letter of support for Brian Peck reads as follows:
“Dear Judge Hoff,
My name is James Marsden and I am very proud to say that I’ve been a close friend of Brian Peck’s for about 14 years now. I am from Oklahoma originally and I met Brian through an actor friend I was visiting one summer while still living in Oklahoma. Brian believed in my talent as an actor and encouraged my decision to move to Los Angeles and pursue this dream I had.
I have been consistently working in Hollywood for all the 14 years I’ve lived here. And I can easily say that Brian is one of the reasons why I have been as successful as I have been in this industry. Brian has a love and passion for this industry unlike I have ever seen. He is also very intelligent and knows the way this business works. I was lucky enough to have been graced with Brian’s guidance, uncommissioned guidance I might add, and support in pursuing an acting career, Brian has helped me work on audition material and has been almost an assistant to me since I began working and never once did I pay him for any of it. He does these things because he enjoys it, and he likes helping people. No agenda. I owe a lot to Brian for his time and energy in being a mentor to me through not only figuring out how to fit into this business but also how to be a better person in life. I don’t mean to dramatize this but I am speaking wholeheartedly about a man who’s heart is pure and no matter what you’re talking about, his intentions are always good. He has such an amazing capacity to care about people. This, I find, is very rare. Especially in Hollywood. Brien genuinely cares about other human beings.
While on jobs, he works with tremendous responsibility and professionalism. Brian is one of those people who if he says he will meet you at 9:00, he is there at 9:00, I don’t care if it’s work or lunch on Saturday. Brian is the one who scolded me when I tried to park in a handicapped spot just to “run in real quick”. He MADE me move my car. I remember we actually got into an argument about it.
He is also one of the few people I would trust with anything. He has my utmost confidence. It was Brian who urged me to write thank you letters, who encouraged me to be thoughtful and give wrap gifts to not only cast members but the crew as well. Keep in mind, none of these suggestions from Brian were about “networking” or for my own self-gain within this career. They were simply about being kind, generous, thoughtful. Brian taught me how simple that could be and how rewarding as well. It was Brian who taught me why I should be interested in what is going on in the world. It angered him to no end when he found out that I had never voted before. Brian is a wonderful, loving, funny human being who has never, EVER, made me feel anything less than lucky to be in his company.
When I first heard the news of Brian’s arrest I couldn’t breathe. I could not believe what was happening. It was unimaginable. I’ve known Brian for 14 years and never once did I ever see any sign of him being capable of something like this. I have lived at his house for months and shared hotel rooms with him and never once did he ever make me feel compromised or uncomfortable in any way. I don’t know what it would take to have something like this occur, but whatever it is, it is extremely out of character for Brian.
I know Brian very well and I know how much he has suffered since August of 2003. Brian is a good person with a very healthy fear and respect for the law and, I assure you, what Brian has been through in the last year is the suffering of a hundred men. I don’t intend to victimize Brian, nor would he ever wish that, but I do feel compelled to shed light on the fact that has learned his lesson. I guarantee you, the earth would fall from the sky before Brian would even think about doing something like this again.
Sincerely, James Marsden” [sic]
