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My First Job Was With The Burns Detective Agency. They Sent Me Over To The East River To Guard Coal Barges During These God-awful Hours Like Three To Six In The Morning. It Wasn't A Very Difficult Job -- All I Had To Do Was Make A Round Every Fifteen Minutes -- But It Turned Out To Be A Great Environment For Writing. I Was Completely Alone In A Little Outhouse With An Electric Heater And A Little Desk.

This Isn't Champagne Anymore. We Went Through The Champagne A Long Time Ago. This Is Serious Stuff. The Days Of Champagne Are Long Gone.

Being A Writer Is So Great Because You're Literally Not Dependent On Anybody. Whereas, As An Actor, You Have To Audition Or Wait For Somebody Else To Make A Decision About How To Use You, With Writing, You Can Do It Anywhere, Anytime You Want. You Don't Have To Ask Permission.

Film Acting Is Really The Trick Of Doing Moments. You Rarely Do A Take That Lasts More Than 20 Seconds. You Really Earn Your Spurs Acting Onstage. I Needed To Do That For Myself. I Would Hate To Say At The End Of Everything That I Never Did A Stage Play.

The Funny Thing About Having All This So-called Success Is That Behind It Is A Certain Horrible Emptiness.