And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to a group of executives - they all sit around, afraid to voice an opinion, saying nothing, waiting to know what the consensus is. Just like…

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I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen,...

I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen,...

Meanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star,...

Meanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star,...

There are no crowds out there demanding to see smoking scenes in movies.

There are no crowds out there demanding to see smoking scenes in movies.

Every time I flicked channels, there I was, talking. I was talking too much and...

Every time I flicked channels, there I was, talking. I was talking too much and...

I have only one loyalty - to my writing. I never wanted to be the...

I have only one loyalty - to my writing. I never wanted to be the...

From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a...

From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a...

Fact is we went on to do other things. But we still wanted to do...

Fact is we went on to do other things. But we still wanted to do...

I always wanted to be a rock'n'roll star.

I always wanted to be a rock'n'roll star.

From what I've been able to determine, many of our big stars are addicted to...

From what I've been able to determine, many of our big stars are addicted to...

That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy...

That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy...

I have my own religious bond with the God in my own head.

I have my own religious bond with the God in my own head.

I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director...

I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director...

My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he...

My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he...

Cigarettes are not a part of human behaviour, they are a habit.

Cigarettes are not a part of human behaviour, they are a habit.

I was a militant smoker, and in my case, I think I particularly used smoking...

I was a militant smoker, and in my case, I think I particularly used smoking...

I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so,...

I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so,...

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

The studios have been taken over by marketing people and accountants.

The studios have been taken over by marketing people and accountants.

Politics has become entertainment.

Politics has become entertainment.

I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed...

I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed...