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Personal Quote: [on Pauline Kael, 1974]: You may not have noticed, but since Pauline Kael departed the "New Yorker" this spring on her annual hiatus, her name has been popping up in ads for movies she didn't review.

Trivia: Introduced a young filmmaker to an up and coming actor over dinner. The filmmaker was See more Introduced a young filmmaker to an up and coming actor over dinner. The filmmaker was Martin Scorsese and the actor was Robert De Niro

Trademark: Like Paul Schrader and Steven Zaillian, he's one of the few recurrent screenwriters to work with Martin Scorsese in more than one film.