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'm the barbarian of Hollywood.

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

Matter of fact, the style that people use today, I invented in a way.

I've always had trouble with authority.

To be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about - courage.

Films are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker.