I became a loner. I became a mountain man. A lot of those things are very good qualities and they help you do your work, help you be singular and keep the artistic integrity of your work intact, but they…

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You never know when you're going to be considered un-hip... The people that really pass...

You never know when you're going to be considered un-hip... The people that really pass...

I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways.

I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways.

Matter of fact, the style that people use today, I invented in a way.

Matter of fact, the style that people use today, I invented in a way.

You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just...

You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just...

There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in...

There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in...

Also, they don't understand - writing is language. The use of language. The language to...

Also, they don't understand - writing is language. The use of language. The language to...

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to...

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to...

I've always had trouble with authority.

I've always had trouble with authority.

No, you're either born a writer, a storyteller, or you're not.

No, you're either born a writer, a storyteller, or you're not.

Everybody's a filmmaker today.

Everybody's a filmmaker today.

A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization.

A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization.

Most artists think they're frauds anyway.

Most artists think they're frauds anyway.

The filmmakers always have a great level of control.

The filmmakers always have a great level of control.

I mean, the old film critics just excoriated me.

I mean, the old film critics just excoriated me.

I've always been able to survive by writing, though.

I've always been able to survive by writing, though.

I hardly said a word to my wife until I said 'yes' to divorce.

I hardly said a word to my wife until I said 'yes' to divorce.

Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated....

Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated....

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly...

The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly...

Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion.

Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion.