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

I was never conscious of my screenplays having any acts. It's all bullshit.

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.

Most artists think they're frauds anyway.

I've always been able to survive by writing, though.

The people that really pass judgment on you really have nothing to do with what you do, usually.