An absolutely devastating ridicule of all that is false, primitive, and vicious in current American life: the abuses of power, hero worship, aimless violence, materialistic obsession, intolerance, and every form of hypocrisy.

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

When I finally made it to the set, I spent a lot of time doing damage control on The Magic Christian.

The Loved One has been the most underrated film I've worked on.

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

It was a good experience working with Roger Vadim and Jane Fonda.

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