Infinitely More Taboos, On Television.

The Writer's Role Is To Menace The Public's Conscience. He Must Have A Position, A Point Of View. He Must See The Arts As A Vehicle Of Social Criticism And He Must Focus On The Issues Of His Time.

I Think Willa Cather Did A Short Story Called "paul's Case," And In It, When He Finally Commits Suicide, It Says, "he Surrendered To The Black Design Of Things." And That's What I Anticipate Death Will Be: A Totally Unconscious Void In Which You Float Through Eternity With No Particular Consciousness Of Anything. I Think Once Around Is Enough. I Don't Want To Start It All Over Again.

I Choose To Think Of Tv Audience As Nameless, Formless, Faceless People Who Are All Like Me. And Anything That I Write, If I Like It, They'll Like It.

I Don't Have Any System. I Dictate A Lot, Through A Machine, And I Also Have A Secretary. But I Used To Type Just Like Everybody Else.

Somewhere Between Apathy And Anarchy Lies The Thinking Human Being.