My show business career doesn't mean I can't write a symphony. It just means I was never asked to write one.
“There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye.”
“Almost every script that I've gotten has been for sort of the generic Hollywood type. I haven't chosen them. All the ones I have chosen are because I've been fascinated with the source material or because of the script.”