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films – and maybe home, cooking or travel shows.
And he wants to get back to the writing side of things.
“The writer was always in me, and the other roles are learned,” he
said. “I think two of my strengths are listening and empathizing.”
The funny thing is, he knew he wanted to be a writer in the fourth
grade when he rewrote “Huck Finn” as a play, thinking that Magic
Johnson should be cast in the role of Jim.
“My mind races and wakes me up at 4 a.m. when I’m in the writing
mode,” he said.
A real multi-tasker, multiple projects keep Breitbach excited and
connected, but his favorite thing to do is spend time at home, and he
loves to cook.
His wife, Alison, is an elementary art teacher and artist, and the two
have an 18-month old daughter.
“I found my soul mate, and we’re always there for each other,” he said.
“What I do is because I have a great partner.”
They fell in love while cooking together in a kitchen so small, he said
you had to “make out.”
“There are really three principles that make a relationship: proximity,
collaboration and intimacy,” Breitbach said. “When I’m home with my
family, there’s nothing more I could ask for.
“You just have to learn to open your heart to someone,” he added.
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