Someone wrote a piece about Henry Green in The Partisan Review that was so intriguing that I got one of his novels, Loving, I believe, which was the first that came to attention in the United States.

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

An angel has no memory.

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

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

It's often the case with directors that they don't like to share credit, which is the case of Stanley. He would prefer just A Film By Stanley Kubrick including music and everything.

David Burnett was the son of Martha Foley, who edited the Best American Short Stories series. She hired me to work with David and her to read stories for the anthology.