[Richard W. Haines]

Since I write my own screenplays and consider film a director's medium (as opposed to theater
which is a writer's venue), I wouldn't give in to any of their demands. Most movies and television
shows are already astronomically expensive. The vast majority of writers (then and now)
working in Hollywood are hacks following formulas. This especially applies to television
writers. There are very few shows and feature films that I consider well written and those
few participants are already well paid. I mean let's be blunt. We're not talking about Billy Wilder/
IAL Diamond or Preston Sturges level of craftsmanship today. Whenever some faction increases the costs, the trade off is fewer productions and fewer people working within the industry.