You can't do the end of the world in a conventionally dramatic way or Boy Meets Girl way.

Writing on a contract for a major studio you get the very best.

In that sense, film is superior, but the difficulty is your lack of control as a writer.

I learned not to care ... and to write for an imaginary reader whose tastes were similar to my own.

In the case of The Loved One, I was hired to collaborate on an updated version of the book.

I met Claxton on the set of The Cincinnati Kid.

I met The Beatles and Stones at the same time, because Michael Cooper was doing several of their album covers.