I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.
People feel the worst film I made was 'Jack.' But to this day, when I get checks from old movies I've made, 'Jack' is one of the biggest ones. No one knows that. If people hate the movie, they hate the movie. I just wanted to work with Robin Williams.
I'm no longer dependent on the movie business to make a living. So if I want to make movies as other old guys would play golf, I can.
They needed someone to write a script of The Great Gatsby very quickly for the movie they were making. I took this job so I'd be sure to have some dough to support my family.
Movies are the art form most like man's imagination.