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

I hardly said a word to my wife until I said 'yes' to divorce.

You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just excoriated - I mean that I was just vilified for - are now looked at as classics.

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

I felt that the Star Wars series became very pretentious as time went on. Just heavy and leaden.

Charging a man with murder in this place was like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500.

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