I Probably Wouldn't Have Done

I Never Thought About Being A Writer As I Grew Up. A Writer Wasn't Something I Wanted To Be. An Outfielder Was Something To Be. Most Of What I Know About Style I Learned From Roberto Clemente.

I Take More Jobs When I Need More Money, If I'm Investing In Films. I Take Fewer When I Don't. Or If Something Really Good Comes Along, I Usually Find A Way To Do A Good Job On It In The Time That I've Got.

Basically, If You Could Get A Good Trailer Out Of The Script, Roger Had No Objection To You Making A Really Good Movie. He Liked It If You Did. He Liked The More Cleverness And Ingenuity You Could Bring To It. He Just Wasn't Going To Give You Any More Money.

I Never Actually Do Rehearsals. That's One Of The Reasons That I Write Those Bios And If I Can Meet With The Actors I'll Meet Them Or Talk To Them On The Phone. What I Want Is For Them To Come On Set Knowing Their Lines And Knowing Who The Character Is.

I Don't Write [screenplay Character] Biographies Beforehand. I Usually Go In Knowing Some Sequences: This Is Where I Want To Start, This Is Where I Want To End.