I Had A Number Of Teachers Who

I Was Raised As A Catholic, But I Didn't Like The Catholic Church At All. I Thought The Nuns Were Mean.

When I Was 13, I Worked For Western Union. When The Telegrams Came In, I Would Glue Them On The Paper And Deliver Them On My Bicycle.

I Landed A Job With Roger Corman. The Job Was To Write The English Dialogue For A Russian Science Fiction Picture. I Didn't Speak Any Russian. He Didn't Care Whether I Could Understand What They Were Saying; He Wanted Me To Make Up Dialogue.

Sequels Are Not Done For The Audience Or Cinema Or The Filmmakers. It's For The Distributor. The Film Becomes A Brand.

I Remember In The Conversation, They Brought All These Coats To Me, And They Said: Do You Want Him To Look Like A Detective, Humphrey Bogart? Do You Want Him To Look Like A Blah Blah Blah. I Didn't Know, And Said The Theme Is 'privacy' And Chose The Plastic Coat You Could See Through. So Knowing The Theme Helps You Make A Decision When You're Not Sure Which Way To Go.