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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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...

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;...

The space genre is timeless.

The space genre is timeless.

I write from the same place I parent, and since becoming a single parent, I...

I write from the same place I parent, and since becoming a single parent, I...

Life: my favorite occupation.

Life: my favorite occupation.

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...

I never get involved with the ladies I work with.

I never get involved with the ladies I work with.

Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in...

Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in...

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...

Hollywood... a city I was to come back to time and again, in sickness and...

Hollywood... a city I was to come back to time and again, in sickness and...

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...

When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you...

When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you...

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...

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

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

Harrison Ford was pretty content as a carpenter who thought it would be nice to...

Harrison Ford was pretty content as a carpenter who thought it would be nice to...

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...

My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in...

My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in...

America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.

America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.

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...