And all writing is creating or spinning dreams for other people so they won't have to bother doing it themselves.

I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays.

But when I got to SMU and decided to take a playwriting class, I said this isn't a bad idea. IfI write characters, they could be as dumb as me, and I don't have to be very smart.

And all writing is creating or spinning dreams for other people so they won't have to bother doing it themselves.

I love writing for the screen.

That's what I like about [smoking] . . . taking a drag off of death, Mmm! Gives me a sense of controlling my own destiny. What power! What exhilaration! Want a drag?

But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright. As a novelist, as a poet, as a playwright, you maintain your copyright.