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

Grossing Out dealt with the western nations selling arms to the Third World and exploiting these countries.

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.

There is no power on earth that can loosen a man's grip on his own throat

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

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

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