 The book describes his time spent touring with his band Gutterboy and his brief modeling career with Versace along with other personal anecdotes.After adapting his best-selling book into a screenplay, Montiel made his directorial debut with the film version of "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints", with Robert Downey Jr. (as the older Montiel), Dianne Wiest, Channing Tatum and Shia LaBeouf (as the young Montiel).The film was executive produced by Trudie Styler.