i wrote the innocent, john schlesinger directed. campbell scott played the young englishman. we have isabella rossalini who is swedish italian playing a german and we had anthony hopkins, a welshman, playing an american. >> hollywood, right? >> you couldn't move on the set for dialogue coaches. [ laughter ] >> i wonder if it's been a positive experience for you to watch with your participation and not these books that you pour so much of yourself into, become these films, i'm curious with directors when i get to visit, probably with authors whose films are made by other people, do you feel like it's to be yours at that point? it was mine and now it's theres? >> yep. i think what you've given them is the skeleton of something, some ready made characters in a ready made story. >> right. >> but it moves away from you so quickly. in the early stages, script stage, development stage, lots of intense discussions of how to do it, but once the button is pressed on the first day of principle photography, you're in a state of controlled panic. every day costs $200,000. >> sure. >> what