America Is A Very Divided Country Now.

For Me The Writing, When I'm Going To Direct It Myself, Is Really Just The First Draft, And I Don't Change It Very Much; I Only Change It On Average About Two Lines Per Movie.

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.

It's A Mixed Crowd At The Dogs - Black, White, Hispanic - But To Walt They All Look Like Jackie Gleason. Heavyset Guys With Big Plans And Polyester Souls.

I See Very Small Movies Being Financed By Crowdfunding. If You're A Well-known Actor Or Celebrity Of Some Sort, You Can Probably Raise Between One And Two Million. I Don't Have That Kind Of Cult [following].

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.