There are a lot I'm proud of, and a lot I wish the hell I'd never written.

I remember the first sale I made was a hundred and fifty dollars for a radio script, and, as poor as I was, I didn't cash the check for three months. I kept showing it to people.

I don't feel, God dictated that I should write.

Being like everybody is the same as being nobody.

I don't have close relationships with agents. They're friends, but they're not confidants.

Do I want to start my own production company? No, I doubt it. I'm too old for that. I don't want to start anything.

I guess Requiem for a Heavyweight as old as it is was as honest a piece as I've ever done.