Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.

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I've always been able to survive by writing, though.

I've always been able to survive by writing, though.

Everybody's a filmmaker today.

Everybody's a filmmaker today.

I also thought of myself as the Sonny Barger of the film industry.

I also thought of myself as the Sonny Barger of the film industry.

Matter of fact, the style that people use today, I invented in a way.

Matter of fact, the style that people use today, I invented in a way.

I suppose when I started out I would have liked to have been the darling...

I suppose when I started out I would have liked to have been the darling...

Most artists think they're frauds anyway.

Most artists think they're frauds anyway.

I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways.

I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways.

No, you're either born a writer, a storyteller, or you're not.

No, you're either born a writer, a storyteller, or you're not.

Yeah, I think that's it... It's like Jesse James. He became really popular because he...

Yeah, I think that's it... It's like Jesse James. He became really popular because he...

I mean, the old film critics just excoriated me.

I mean, the old film critics just excoriated me.

A lot of directors don't know what they want to do. Every director I've seen...

A lot of directors don't know what they want to do. Every director I've seen...

There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in...

There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in...

'm a general, I do something. I go out and fight wars and win them.

'm a general, I do something. I go out and fight wars and win them.

I became a loner. I became a mountain man. A lot of those things are...

I became a loner. I became a mountain man. A lot of those things are...

Most of the good executives do pretty well. Because to be a good executive you...

Most of the good executives do pretty well. Because to be a good executive you...

I felt that the Star Wars series became very pretentious as time went on. Just...

I felt that the Star Wars series became very pretentious as time went on. Just...

You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just...

You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just...

You never know when you're going to be considered un-hip... The people that really pass...

You never know when you're going to be considered un-hip... The people that really pass...

A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization.

A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization.

I think Francis at half form is better than anybody else by 50%, you know?...

I think Francis at half form is better than anybody else by 50%, you know?...