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.

for civilization to survive, the human race has to remain civilized.

You must always assume that the relationship between writer and producer is that of adversaries - however you slice it. They may be your dearest friends, and they'll invite you to dinner, but when all the smoke clears and the ozone lifts, your enemy is the producer, that's the guy you're competing with, and you have to battle him, just as if you were an adversary.

If you write beautifully, you write beautifully, that's all.

Personally, my daughter's wedding gave me a tremendous pleasure. And the wedding was a radiant event and I enjoyed it. I was afraid I'd cry. I'm given to crying at odd times, and I was very much afraid of the emotionalism of that moment, but I didn't even come close to crying.

I'm sufficiently independent to know that I can live well and comfortably all the rest of my life whether I'm rejected or not.

There are millions of ways to not be writing. You say you're not in the mood, you'll pick it up tomorrow.