To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college; that is what I wanted to be, a composer. Acting got me sidetracked.

Today I spend more time making music than I do writing.

I enjoy writing nonfiction the most because one is limited only by one's imagination. Autobiography is tough.

I was the final word on everything. I wrote and directed. Complete cast approval. Every piece of music. Every edit. Which means I pissed off a lot of people.

It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you collaborate, but I don't do that. Ask my ex-wife.

I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor having a career on the stage.