As I’d become more involved in the New York art scene, I’d begun to see parallels between art and fashion and movies and television—a connection among all things creative. The more deeply I understood painters and sculptors, the better I related to film artists. Art deepened my feel for writers, in particular. When one of them pitched me an idea, I had a stronger visual sense of its possibilities than before. I could see how it might work on the screen (or not work). I had a frame of reference for production design, even lighting and costumes. I could be a more useful part of the conversation.
