VIDEO : Oliver Stone Talks to University of Connecticut Graduates About His Academic Failures

STORRS, Conn. (AP) ? Oliver Stone has told University of Connecticut graduates of his academic failures that led him to drop out of school for a while before starting fresh at a new university and ultimately launching a successful film career. He told graduates he flunked out of Yale, where former President George W. Bush was a classmate. After joining the Army and serving in the Vietnam War, he says a filmmaker friend suggested he go to film school. He encouraged graduates to not be too down on themselves if things don't go their way early on.