Wealth & Money Quote by Paul M. Glaser

Glaser’s little résumé dump lands like a shrug aimed at the entire cult of the “multi-hyphenate.” He stacks up respectable creative credentials - writing, financing, acting, directing - then punctures the self-importance with golf, a pastime that’s both conspicuously ordinary and quietly obsessive. The joke isn’t that he plays; it’s that after listing the kinds of things we’re trained to treat as legacy-making, he admits the prospect of shaving strokes off his handicap is what would truly “thrill” him.

That’s the subtext: the entertainment industry sells meaning, but the people inside it still crave measurable, private wins. Golf offers a clean metric in a world where success is messy, negotiated, and often out of your hands. A film gets made or doesn’t; a performance is praised or ignored; financing is a maze of gatekeepers. A handicap is bluntly personal. You can’t talk your way into a lower number.

Context matters, too. Glaser is known for a pop-cultural anchor role (Starsky & Hutch) and later pivoted into directing. That career arc can trap you in other people’s nostalgia while you’re trying to build something new. The line reads like a defense mechanism against being boxed in: I’m working, I’m creating, I’m hustling - and I’m also a guy who wants to get better at something that has nothing to do with fame. It’s self-deprecation with an edge: the real brag is staying human.