00:00The Martian was obviously very successful.
00:02Were you thinking this could be a film while you were writing it,
00:05and consequently were you fan casting in your head?
00:08No, I wasn't.
00:09So I try to enforce the strict rule when I'm writing,
00:13is that my job is to write a book.
00:14If somebody wants to make a movie out of it later, that's great.
00:17It becomes Drew Goddard's problem to adapt it,
00:20or some other talented screenwriter.
00:21It's not my problem to make a movie.
00:24And I always tell aspiring authors,
00:26if you want to write a movie, write a screenplay.
00:28Write a movie.
00:30But if you're writing a book, write a book.
00:32And take advantage of all the things you can do in a book
00:34that you can't do in a movie.
00:35Lots of detail, lots of changes in story, lots of plot twists,
00:39things that would take 10 hours worth of movie time to show.
00:41So I would like to add to that.
00:41Can I go for another interview?
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