I Don't Know What My Friends Do.

Emmies, For Example, Most Of That's Bullshit. Oscars Are Even Worse. We Have A Strange, Terrible Affliction In This Town. Everybody Walks Around Bent-backed From Slapping Each Other On The Backs So Much. It Looks Like Arthritis But It Isn't. It's Hunger For Recognition. And It's Sort Of Like, Well, I'll Scratch You This Time If You'll Scratch Me Next Time. That Kind Of Thing.

I Would Guess That The Price Of The Script Really Is Secondary. The Credit Is Much More The Essence.

I Don't Think It's Man's Function To Write. I Don't Think It's A Normal Thing Like Teeth-brushing And Going To The Bathroom. It's A Supered Position On The Animal.

The Writer's Role Is To Menace The Public's Conscience. He Must Have A Position, A Point Of View. He Must See The Arts As A Vehicle Of Social Criticism And He Must Focus On The Issues Of His Time.

For Civilization To Survive, The Human Race Has To Remain Civilized.