Death Is What Makes Life An Event.

All Of A Sudden, There Are Great Japanese Films, Or Great Italian Films, Or Great Australian Films. It's Usually Because There Are A Number Of People That Cross-pollinated Each Other.

I Wrote The Script Of Patton. I Had This Very Bizarre Opening Where He Stands Up In Front Of An American Flag And Gives This Speech. Ultimately, I Was Fired. When The Script Was Done, They Hired Another Writer And That Script Was Forgotten.

I Live Near San Francisco In The Most Beautiful Spot On Earth And Enjoy Myself In Many Ways. Yes, I Love To Work, Which For Now Is To Think And Read And Write, So It's All A Dream Come True.

I Have Always Credited The Writer Of The Original Material Above The Title: Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Or John Grisham's The Rainmaker. I Felt That I Didn't Have The Right To Francis Coppola's Anything Unless I Had Written The Story And The Screenplay.

I Just Admire People Like Woody Allen, Who Every Year Writes An Original Screenplay. It's Astonishing. I Always Wished That I Could Do That.