Almost every other Western in the last ten years has failed, since Dances with Wolves.

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You know, Stephen says, in the movies no one ever goes to the bathroom. They...

You know, Stephen says, in the movies no one ever goes to the bathroom. They...

And you know, when you take on something like this, you read a book like...

And you know, when you take on something like this, you read a book like...

But, I think that the reason I responded to this book, sort of paradoxically, is...

But, I think that the reason I responded to this book, sort of paradoxically, is...

You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man.

You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man.

I haven't seen Clones, which has been during this period when I haven't seen much...

I haven't seen Clones, which has been during this period when I haven't seen much...

The kind of pace that you want to use in a Western - just to...

The kind of pace that you want to use in a Western - just to...

The great thing about Stephen is that he sees the movie as a separate thing,...

The great thing about Stephen is that he sees the movie as a separate thing,...

I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palma's best movies.

I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palma's best movies.

Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.

Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.

That was certainly true the first time, when I did Body Heat, the first movie...

That was certainly true the first time, when I did Body Heat, the first movie...

But, George and Steven asked me to write the Indiana Jones sequels, and I didn't...

But, George and Steven asked me to write the Indiana Jones sequels, and I didn't...

The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and...

The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and...

I loved Alien, and I loved Carrie, and I loved The Exorcist - those were...

I loved Alien, and I loved Carrie, and I loved The Exorcist - those were...

I mean, the trouble with some of the kind of relationship movies I've done, is...

I mean, the trouble with some of the kind of relationship movies I've done, is...

I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I...

I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I...

What you hope for, like Unforgiven did a lot to give you a chance to...

What you hope for, like Unforgiven did a lot to give you a chance to...

I want everything I do to have humor in it, because it seems to me...

I want everything I do to have humor in it, because it seems to me...

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...

As a person is so must you humor them.

As a person is so must you humor them.

It was hard for me to do the show (All American Girl) because a lot...

It was hard for me to do the show (All American Girl) because a lot...