Dramatist

It's hard to write a good plot, it's very hard.

Movies were never an art form, they were entertainment. It just evolved into an art form from there, and it's still evolving in different ways.

I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. I get up early in the morning and go to work. I love to write.

It's hard to write a good play because it's hard to structure a plot. If you can think of it off the top of your head, so can the audience.

The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle.

I've been alienating my public since I was 20 years old.

I don't really have a social life.

A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.

My definition of a 'friend' is, coming from Chicago, someone who says, 'Yeah, sure. You know what? Let's talk about what we can talk about. Let's help each other out. Your politics are none of my...

I was fortunate enough to have a rambling youth.