To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college; that is what I wanted to be, a composer. Acting got me sidetracked.

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Movies are movies, television is television.

Movies are movies, television is television.

Time is money, as they say, and it was never more apropos than on a...

Time is money, as they say, and it was never more apropos than on a...

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...

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...

You can't leave civilization behind entirely.

You can't leave civilization behind entirely.

There is a divine moment in our lives when we all become one. It's called...

There is a divine moment in our lives when we all become one. It's called...

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

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

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...

A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto...

A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto...

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...

I am very willing to share whatever I know or feel I know about finding...

I am very willing to share whatever I know or feel I know about finding...

If you want to have great success, you'd better give them what they want, but...

If you want to have great success, you'd better give them what they want, but...

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...

Life: my favorite occupation.

Life: my favorite occupation.

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...

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...

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...

From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.

From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.

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,...

I am very abnormal... But it wasn't very long ago that I wasn't so abnormal....

I am very abnormal... But it wasn't very long ago that I wasn't so abnormal....