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I've adapted quite a few books and maybe a play or two. I can't remember. The authors
of these books have all hated me. I got nasty letters from me. When I did Teahouse, the
original author got a hold of my script, and before it had opened, and wrote an article
for the New York Times saying how I had vulgarized...I was so outraged that he would harm the play
even before it opened, that I wouldn't let him in the theater.
Robert Anderson (off screen) He's the author of the original play.
Jerome Lawrence (off screen) Vern Sneider.
(Patrick) When I did Love is a Many Splendored Thing, by Dr. Han Suyin, when I went to Hong
Kong, she wouldn't meet me. I've earned money for them. That's one of the wonderful
things about writing for pictures, because, of course, you do make money. As Bob said,
you can't depend on the theatre. Nobody has a lot of hits in a row. Bill Inge did.
I haven't. I follow Liberace's advice. He said, "Cry all the way to the bank."
I've done a lot of crying.