Writing on a contract for a major studio you get the very best.
I met Claxton on the set of The Cincinnati Kid.
In that sense, film is superior, but the difficulty is your lack of control as a writer.
There is no power on earth that can loosen a man's grip on his own throat
An angel has no memory.
The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish.