I'm Never At A Loss For New

I Remember Being Out Here At The Sunset Marquis, And Whoever Knocked On The Door, I Would Take That Picture That I Was Writing And I Would Put That In The Typewriter, So When I Had The Meeting, They Would Say: 'oh, You're Working On It Right Now?'

I've Always Got Five Or Six Things That Would Either Make A Good Feature Or Tv Show. And You Just Never Know. You Go And You Pitch And It May Be Exactly What They're Looking For, Or They May Stop You After Two Sentences And Say, "oh, We've Already Done Something Just Like That."

In A Movie You Have All These Logistical Problems; All These Practical Problems. But You're Also Going To Have People Come Who Can Do Things That You Can't Do, And You Get To Direct Their Talents.

The Hardest Thing About Movies Is Doing Take 12, 13, And 14, And Finding New Ways To Do The Same Lines. So The Early Takes Are Actually Easier And I Think There's More Surprises In Them.

I Don't Write [screenplay Character] Biographies Beforehand. I Usually Go In Knowing Some Sequences: This Is Where I Want To Start, This Is Where I Want To End.