Sometimes directors feel a script needs something, but they're not sure what it is, so they show it to a friend; if the friend is a writer, he ends up kicking around with that script for a while.
Tom StoppardGUIL: A scientific approach to the examination of phenomena is a defence against the pure emotion of fear
Tom StoppardI smoke too much whether it's going well or badly. After all these years, I definitely associate having a pen in my hand with having an ashtray just out of eye line.
Tom Stoppard