You Can Be A Hunchback And A

(on Being Born On Christmas Day, 1924) I Was A Christmas Present That Was Delivered Unwrapped.

I Find Dictating In The Mass Media Particularly Good Because You're Writing For Voice Anyway; You're Writing For People To Say A Line And, Consequently, Saying A Line Through A Machine Is Quite A Valid Test For The Validity Of What You're Saying.

I Think I'd Rather Win, For Example, A Writer's Guild Award Than Almost Anything On Earth. And The Few Nominations I've Had With The Guild, And The Few Awards I've Had, Represented To Me A Far More Legitimate Concrete Achievement Than Anything.

You Can Be A Hunchback And A Dwarf And What-all. If You Write Beautifully, You Can Write Beautifully.

Hollywood's A Great Place To Live... If You're A Grapefruit.