The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish.

When Kubrick decided to go the black comedy route with his movie, he thought of me to give it that flavor.

An angel has no memory.

For a director and a producer to be named on the writing credits is practically unheard of.

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

Sometimes we would be staked out in the middle of the river, several barges tied together. So we could party.

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