Screenwriter Paul Mayersberg has a fascinating flow of opinions and ideas on the way Walter Tevis' original novel The Man Who Fell to Earth was transformed, and how he replaced symbolic imagery with culture references ("Tommy Can You Hear Me?").
Paul Mayersberg
Writing
Directed by John Ford
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
The Class of ‘92
Public Speaking
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
McQueen
This Place Rules
In the Realms of the Unreal
A Decade Under the Influence