It's very difficult to find good scripts in Hollywood any more.

And I maintain good relationships with all the studios so I've never been bullied into any cut, frankly.

Good scripts are hard to find.

Once, I got slaughtered after 'Blade Runner' by Pauline Kael: three pages of slaughter. I was so offended, I would never read any more press.

Taking a comic strip character is very hard to write. Because comics are meant to work in one page, to work in frames with minimalistic dialogue. And a lot of it is left to the imagination of the reader. To do that in film, you've got to be a little more explanatory. And that requires a good screenplay and good dialogue.

I'm a very practical person.