Politics Has Become Entertainment.

Joe Lieberman Frightens Me. Why Should We, An Hollywood Voter, Donate Money To A Man Who Threatens Our Creative Freedom, Our Freedom Of Expression.

Anyone I Think Who - That Would Go Through A Cancer Ward And Would See The Result Of What Smoking Does, Would Never, Ever Think Of Smoking Is Sexy Again.

Assuming That All Bad Girls Smoke. I Don't Think So. I've Been Around A Lot Of Bad Girls Who Don't Smoke, You Know, So I Think It's Easy To Put A Cigarette Into, You Know, Into Anyone's Hands And Say, Well That Makes Them A Bad Boy Or A Bad Girl. There Are Many More Creative Ways From A Writerly Point Of View To Do That.

You Must Show How Gruesome That Death Is Because If You Don't, Then You Turn Into Some Kind Of Comic Book And Pain, Then Death, Doesn't Have A Consequence, And Pain Doesn't Have A Consequence.

From A Writing Point Of View, You Now Have Teams Of Screenwriters Working With A Director. What's Lost In The Process Is The Power Of That One Heart, Brain, Gut And Soul That Makes Something An Original Piece Of Writing.