Life Is Just A Box Of Chocolates.

I Would Say That Writing, Both The Act Of Writing, And Of Course Reading Of Other People's Work Is, For Me, Supreme Joy.

If I Were To Ask You For Example Right Now To Go Back With Me And Define Those Moments In Your Life That Shaped You As A Person And You Began To Reexamine Them, Something Would Happen.

A Good Day's Writing, When I Turn Off My Computer After I Know That I've Written Okay, Or As Well As I Can Write, That's A Day Well Spent.

When I Went To School, My Intention Was To Be A Lawyer. When I Attended University That Was Still The Clear Intention; I Was Going To Be A Lawyer. Why? Because It Was As Far As I Could Get From My Father's Antics And World. I Thought That The World Of The Arts Probably Led People Into The Kind Of Behavior I Had Seen With Him And That Had Resulted In A Lot Of Hard Times For My Mother And Me.

Hackman Is Able To Live In The Moment Which Means There Is Nothing For Him At That Split Second Than What Is Occurring In The Scene.