Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.
There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in the days when they did 'Cleopatra,' where everything looked like a giant motel. People want to have it be authentic in the look, and authentic in the way people behave.
The filmmakers always have a great level of control.
'm a general, I do something. I go out and fight wars and win them.
Most of the good executives do pretty well. Because to be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about - courage.
Most artists think they're frauds anyway.
Matter of fact, the style that people use today, I invented in a way.
No, you're either born a writer, a storyteller, or you're not.
I've always had trouble with authority.