You know, Stephen says, in the movies no one ever goes to the bathroom. They shave, they brush their teeth. He goes right at this sort of funny taboo we have about the bathroom, and he turned it into this…

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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, 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...

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...

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.

The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and...

The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and...

I want everything I do to have humor in it, because it seems to me...

I want everything I do to have humor in it, because it seems to me...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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 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...

The great thing about Stephen is that he sees the movie as a separate thing,...

The great thing about Stephen is that he sees the movie as a separate thing,...