As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential.

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There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak...

There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak...

You can never trust what you read.

You can never trust what you read.

The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.

The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.

But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.

But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.

Nobody knows anything.

Nobody knows anything.

Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time...

Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time...

Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.

Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.

Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian.

Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian.

Whoever invented the meeting must have had Hollywood in mind. I think they should consider...

Whoever invented the meeting must have had Hollywood in mind. I think they should consider...

Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out...

One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out...

We are men of action, lies do not become us.

We are men of action, lies do not become us.

Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.

Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.