It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being an artist is neither measurable nor tangible and certainly not a way to become rich.

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The space genre is timeless.

The space genre is timeless.

The only difference from one $100 million budget film to another is which of the...

The only difference from one $100 million budget film to another is which of the...

Hollywood today is all about being consistent. All thinking in mainstream film business takes place...

Hollywood today is all about being consistent. All thinking in mainstream film business takes place...

If we wait until our lives are free from sorrow or difficulty, then we wait...

If we wait until our lives are free from sorrow or difficulty, then we wait...

It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best...

It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best...

It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you...

It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you...

Movies are movies, television is television.

Movies are movies, television is television.

Anybody can write a film script 'cuz it has been reduced to a formula.

Anybody can write a film script 'cuz it has been reduced to a formula.

To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college;...

To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college;...

I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25...

I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25...

Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that...

Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that...

Films must all have the same structure. All of this to guarantee box office bonanza,...

Films must all have the same structure. All of this to guarantee box office bonanza,...

We are all vegetarians here, and except for a mountain lion that's been hanging around...

We are all vegetarians here, and except for a mountain lion that's been hanging around...

From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.

From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.

I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor...

I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor...

Generally speaking, actors are allowed NO input. Actors are dumb.

Generally speaking, actors are allowed NO input. Actors are dumb.

From dear, dear Gloria Swanson, I learned how to live long, happy and free of...

From dear, dear Gloria Swanson, I learned how to live long, happy and free of...

The best things in life are usually difficult.

The best things in life are usually difficult.

I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a...

I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a...

I write from my imagination, not from what I've read in books or seen on...

I write from my imagination, not from what I've read in books or seen on...