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It's Funny, In A Way The Actor Is A Writer. It's Not Like The Two Things Are So Separate As To Be Like Apples And Oranges. The Writer And The Actor Are One.

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.

To Sing A Song Is Quite Different Than To Write A Poem. I'm Not And Never Will Be A Novelist, But To Write A Novel Is Not The Same Thing As Writing A Play. There Is A Difference In Form, But Essentially What You're After Is The Same Thing.

Beginnings Are Definitely The Most Exciting, Middles Are Perplexing And Endings Are A Disaster.

When You Hit A Wall – Of Your Own Imagined Limitations – Just Kick It In.