Well, we read some accounts. I know that the deal was front-page news in some of the trade papers and publishing magazines, but I still don't like to talk about it. I guess when these deals reach a certain level, they become news, but that kind of public display makes me uncomfortable. The only way a writer can protect his book is to not sell it to them. It is its own art form.
Film is a visual medium that impacts upon the audience differently than written words.
How a film touches you is different than in the ways a book touches you. What I want to do is to take these characters and situations I've created, and translate them into a wonderful screenplay, which can then be translated into a terrific film. There are any number of women who would be terrific in the role. Sandra Bullock, Helen Hunt, Jodie Foster are the first names that come to mind. Okay, you sold Demolition Angel to Columbia, but you've always refused to sell Elvis Cole.