The most important person in the motion picture process is the writer... and we must do everything in our power to prevent them from ever realizing it.

What's this business of being a writer. It's just putting one word after another.

The most important person in the motion picture process is the writer... and we must do everything in our power to prevent them from ever realizing it.

The movie medium will eventually take its place as art because there is no other medium of interest to so many people.

If it isn’t for the writing, we’ve got nothing. Writers are the most important people in Hollywood. And we must never let them know it.

Screen credit is valuable only when it's given you. If you're in a position to give yourself credit, you don't need it.

Compliments you pay to yourself aren't worth having.