Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time I was 30. They all flopped, and I fled.

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Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.

Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.

But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.

But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.

Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.

Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.

You can never trust what you read.

You can never trust what you read.

Nobody knows anything.

Nobody knows anything.

Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely...

As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely...

One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out...

One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out...

Whoever invented the meeting must have had Hollywood in mind. I think they should consider...

Whoever invented the meeting must have had Hollywood in mind. I think they should consider...

Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian.

Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian.

The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.

The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.

There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak...

There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak...

We are men of action, lies do not become us.

We are men of action, lies do not become us.