I'm the barbarian of Hollywood.

I'm the barbarian of Hollywood.

Also, they don't understand - writing is language. The use of language. The language to create image, the language to create drama. It requires a skill of learning how to use language.

I also thought of myself as the Sonny Barger of the film industry.

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.

Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated. It wouldn't be tolerated in a field commander and it shouldn't be tolerated in a movie director.

I suppose when I started out I would have liked to have been the darling of critics or something, but everybody wants to be loved and admired.