I love black-and-white movies that are about contemporary subjects.
The real achievement of Woody Allen was that he was making movies that felt very personal, and for a whole group of people, it spoke to them. Then he became an archetype, like Groucho Marx or Chaplin.
Manhattan is so tailored. It's driven by appealing to the very wealthy and tourists.
Being articulate, my parents could make anything sound reasonable.
I don't agree with the idea that my characters are unlikeable.
When you find yourself on the Internet when you're supposed to be writing, you've already lost. It's even beyond procrastination when you end up on the Internet.