Keep Away From Fantasy. Shake

Film Acting Is Really The Trick Of Doing Moments. You Rarely Do A Take That Lasts More Than 20 Seconds. You Really Earn Your Spurs Acting Onstage. I Needed To Do That For Myself. I Would Hate To Say At The End Of Everything That I Never Did A Stage Play.

There Are Places Where Writing Is Acting And Acting Is Writing. I'm Not So Interested In The Divisions. I'm Interested In The Way Things Cross Over.

I Think Without Writing I Would Feel Completely Useless.

I Had A Definite Sense Of Somehow Being A Passenger In An Evil Vehicle Crusing Through Paradise.

My First Job Was With The Burns Detective Agency. They Sent Me Over To The East River To Guard Coal Barges During These God-awful Hours Like Three To Six In The Morning. It Wasn't A Very Difficult Job -- All I Had To Do Was Make A Round Every Fifteen Minutes -- But It Turned Out To Be A Great Environment For Writing. I Was Completely Alone In A Little Outhouse With An Electric Heater And A Little Desk.