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Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 ALBERT BROOKS ME GENERATION EVERYMAN Interview by Gavin Smith 5 JEAN-CLAUDE CARRIÈRE BREAKING THE RULES Interview by Mikael Colville-Andersen 21 NORA EPHRON FEMINIST WITH A FUNNY BONE Interview by Patrick McGilligan 34 RONALD HARWOOD IMAGINATION Interview by Patrick McGilligan 44 JOHN HUGHES STRAIGHT OUTTA SHERMER Interview by William Ham 60 DAVID KOEPP SINCERITY Interview by Patrick McGilligan 71 RICHARD LAGRAVENESE A WRITER UNDER THE INFLUENCE Interview by Tom Matthews 90 BARRY LEVINSON THE JOURNEY Interview by Patrick McGilligan 113 ERIC ROTH PRIDE OF AUTHORSHIP Interview by Patrick McGilligan 134 JOHN SAYLES THE NONCONFORMIST Interview by Nick Dawson 169 CONTENTS McGilligan_FM 8/7/09 11:49 AM Page vii TOM STOPPARD ADVENTURES IN MOVIES Interview by Vincent Lobrutto 189 BARBARA TURNER FREE SPIRIT Interview by Patrick McGilligan 205 RUDY WURLITZER QUESTING Interview by Lee Hill 221 About the Contributors 235 General Index 237 Index of Films, Plays, and Books 247 viii CONTENTS McGilligan_FM 8/7/09 11:49 AM Page viii ...

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