Everyone starts out in the movie business at the bottom of the same mountain. We look up at the summit and start trudging, daydreaming all the way about the view from the top.

The second hump is that you have to make a decision to do it or die trying. So once I got that organized in my head, I decided I want to do it. I wanted to be in film more than anything else in the world. And since this is my life, why can’t I have that. Why settle for second best when even the best isn’t enough?

One, get a life; because the only stuff that’s any good is writing about the life you’ve led, not about the movies you have seen.

And two, don’t pay any attention to what’s going in this town. I don’t go to any screenings. I don’t go to any parties unless I have to. I don’t pay any attention to the rumours that’s going on here, because if you do, you’ll start doing what they want you to do and it’s always wrong. It’s always wrong!