Whenever You Write, Whatever You Write, Never

It May Be Said With A Degree Of Assurance That Not Everything That Meets The Eye Is As It Appears.

The Writer's Role Is To Menace The Public's Conscience. He Must Have A Position, A Point Of View. He Must See The Arts As A Vehicle Of Social Criticism And He Must Focus On The Issues Of His Time.

I Would Guess That Ray Bradbury Would Be Equally Resentful Of What They Did With Illustrated Man, Which, You Know, Took A Central Idea Thesis Of His And Pissed All Over It - Made It Into One Of The Worst Movies Ever Made.

You Must Always Assume That The Relationship Between Writer And Producer Is That Of Adversaries - However You Slice It. They May Be Your Dearest Friends, And They'll Invite You To Dinner, But When All The Smoke Clears And The Ozone Lifts, Your Enemy Is The Producer, That's The Guy You're Competing With, And You Have To Battle Him, Just As If You Were An Adversary.

I Don't Enjoy Any Of The Process Of Writing. I Enjoy It When It Goes On If It Zings And It Has Great Warmth And Import And It's Successful.