I've Always Had Trouble With

A Lot Of People Thought Of Me As A Threat To Western Civilization.

Writing Requires A Great Deal Of Skill, Just Like Painting Does. People Don't Want To Learn Those Skills.

I Became A Loner. I Became A Mountain Man. A Lot Of Those Things Are Very Good Qualities And They Help You Do Your Work, Help You Be Singular And Keep The Artistic Integrity Of Your Work Intact, But They Don't Make It Very Easy To Live Your Life.

I'm The Barbarian Of Hollywood.

You Know, I Find It Very Strange When Movies That I Made That Were Just Excoriated - I Mean That I Was Just Vilified For - Are Now Looked At As Classics.