If You Write A Movie For Roger

When I Was Really Young I Didn't Know That There Was Such A Thing As A Screenwriter. I Wrote Stories.

I Think I Got Spoiled And That Writing A Short Story And Getting It Published, Or Writing A Novel And Getting It Published, You Pretty Much Get To Do The First, Second And Third Draft Yourself Without A Whole Lot Of Interference.

We Just Said, 'okay, You're In The Movie. Bring What You Would Bring For A Three-day Weekend And I Hope You Like The Way You Look In It Because Once You're On Camera, That's Your Wardrobe.' But It Worked; It Worked And We Were Very Surprised.

There Were Not Fifteen People In The Story Department And Twenty-five Producers And Stuff. And Roger Had Produced 1,000 Movies And Directed A Couple Of Hundred, And Their Comments Were Always Very, Very Specific.

Basically, If You Could Get A Good Trailer Out Of The Script, Roger Had No Objection To You Making A Really Good Movie. He Liked It If You Did. He Liked The More Cleverness And Ingenuity You Could Bring To It. He Just Wasn't Going To Give You Any More Money.