I tell you, I feel like a real novice as far as horror goes.

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Any story that Billy Wilder told, you can tell in a Western.

Any story that Billy Wilder told, you can tell in a Western.

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

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

With Westerns you have the landscape is important, and it's empty, and only you populate...

With Westerns you have the landscape is important, and it's empty, and only you populate...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

It's hard enough to get any movie made, and when you take on these tough...

It's hard enough to get any movie made, and when you take on these tough...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I mean, I really liked those guys and the experience of doing Raiders was really...

I mean, I really liked those guys and the experience of doing Raiders was really...