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Writing on a contract for a major studio you get the very best.


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When Kubrick decided to go the black comedy route with his movie, he thought of me to give it that flavor.



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The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish.



I'm not interested in attacking, I'm interested in astonishing.

I'm not interested in attacking, I'm interested in astonishing.



Someone wrote a piece about Henry Green in The Partisan Review that was so intriguing that I got one of his novels, Loving, I believe, which was the first that came to attention in the United States.

Someone wrote a piece about Henry Green in The Partisan Review that was so intriguing that I got one of his novels, Loving, I believe, which was the first that came to attention in the United States.



There is no power on earth that can loosen a man's grip on his own throat

There is no power on earth that can loosen a man's grip on his own throat



In that sense, film is superior, but the difficulty is your lack of control as a writer.

In that sense, film is superior, but the difficulty is your lack of control as a writer.



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You can't do the end of the world in a conventionally dramatic way or Boy Meets Girl way.



When I finally made it to the set, I spent a lot of time doing damage control on The Magic Christian.

When I finally made it to the set, I spent a lot of time doing damage control on The Magic Christian.



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After Strangelove I also started work on an adaptation of The Collector.





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The problem with trying hard not to think about something was that you thought about it even more.



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Make sure you live, ' she said. 'As decent as you can. I know you'll make mistakes, but sometimes you're meant to, okay?



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If I've learned anything this trip, it's that you have to take responsibility for what you don't do, as well as what you do.





I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself.

I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself.



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Those who submit to the Lord with simple heart will run the good race. If they keep their minds on a leash, they will not draw the wickedness of the demons onto themselves.



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Never back down from a real challenge. They give the best lessons in life.



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