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Another example of knowing immediately was Dog Day Afternoon. Because of the then shocking material, I felt that my first obligation was to let the audience know this really had happened. That accounts for the whole opening section of the movie. We went out with a hidden camera and photographed eve…

Most writers are so used to being slapped around that they’re stunned that I want them at rehearsal. Only twice has this backfired. Once, the writer fell in love with the leading lady. He showed his love by trying to make her feel as insecure as possible. He was hoping she’d ask him to help her wit…

This is particularly important on pictures not funded by a major studio. Some of the pictures I’ve done have been combinations of private financing and the selling off of “territories.” It works as follows: Let’s say the picture is budgeted at $10 million. Of this, $3 million is in what we call “ab…