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

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

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

I met Claxton on the set of The Cincinnati Kid.

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.

After Strangelove I also started work on an adaptation of The Collector.