I never took a screenplay-writing class or went to a seminar. I never bought a book on how to write films. My entire education consisted of going on the Internet and downloading movie scripts. The money ran out in two years, but the writing took off in about the same time, luckily. |
Ron Howard was to direct at the time [of the sale]. Then it went through ups and downs for a while, but we obviously landed in a very nice place. |
We made a lot of money from the property. So when I was 33, I found myself with a nice nest egg and no real career in front of me. |