came together was that gary kasparov came to my house and i asked him once, what was your favouriteice followed by checkmate. i'm desperately hoping your next project is going to be season your next project is going to be season two? do you know, people have suggested it. i feel season two? do you know, people have suggested it. ifeel it season two? do you know, people have suggested it. i feel it so complete in itself, i guess we can start over and start the story again, we would have to round up the director, round—up anya taylorjoy, would have to round—up me, netflix. but i suspect there is more rounded —— thatis suspect there is more rounded —— that is more rounding up and people are willing to do. the terrible thing about being asked what your next project is as you always have to believe it's going to be better and more exciting than your current project. you couldn't write if you didn't think that. in a way, i'm keeping sturm. i will do a couple of musicals. they don't count as projects, they count as fun. anya has said she would love to do another series, so there might be a

ever wanted to learn to direct like ron howard or dance like misty copeland or play chess like gary kasparovnning author saman rushdi. i know master class well. they do a great job. what was it that you wanted to teach your students? >> well, you know, i never really tried to teach writing before. and the teaching that i do at nyu is all literature. it's books. i thought it maybe about time that i tried to share some of the stuff that i've learned over the course of kind of like 50 years of doing this job. so it's been -- i have really been very impressed with the master class people. they're talented and professional and disgracefully young. >> yes, disgracefully young. i agree. and also, they really help you crystallize, put into words what it is that you have been doing so well. what did you learn about the art of storytelling and writing? >> well, i mean, you know, over the years you do pick up stuff. there's a -- i remember there's a wonderful thing that hemingway once said where, when he was asked about whether writers should be committed, you know, should have commitments. and he said