From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What's lost in the process is the power of that one heart, brain, gut and soul that makes something an original piece of writing.

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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 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 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...

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 have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

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

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

Now on a personal level with things like the California Tax Commission... I really think...

Now on a personal level with things like the California Tax Commission... I really think...

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,...

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...

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,...

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.

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.

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...

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,...

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...

The terrible, diabolic thing with this disease is that you are always looking behind your...

The terrible, diabolic thing with this disease is that you are always looking behind your...

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...

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...

And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to...

And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to...