You know, I haven't written as much as most other writers. Certainly maybe those who keep a more regular schedule accomplish more.

My father was a jazz listener, and I think, at least before I was 5, I was not so into that. Although there were records that emphasized percussion that I liked, like Baby Dodds.

Children, I always think, are just putting on a performance of being naive and not understanding anything. I have worked with children in films, and they're treated as adults and they just drop the pretense of being children.

If I had even the tiniest scrap of advice to give to a young actor who was figuring out how to audition, I would say don't memorize the script The reality about auditions is that 98 percent of the results has to do with what you are, not with what you did in the audition.

Who says one instance of writing has anything in common with another instance?

But because we've all been readers, we know what the experience is like, and we hope that what certain writers have given to us, we will give to someone.

I have more free time than a lot of individuals, so, instead of talking, I sometimes write.