I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it.

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

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

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...

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

Politics has become entertainment.

Politics has become entertainment.

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...

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 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,...

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

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

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...