The great thing about Stephen is that he sees the movie as a separate thing, I think. He wants it to capture the essence of the book, and if he feels that's been done, then he's not too particular about…

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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.

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...

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

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

But, George and Steven asked me to write the Indiana Jones sequels, and I didn't...

But, George and Steven asked me to write the Indiana Jones sequels, and I didn't...

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.

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.