Last week, I interviewed the Israeli writer Etgar Keret, with a focus on his work for film. One bit:

Has working as a director affected how you have adapted your work for the screen?

I usually prefer not to adapt my stories. An adaptation is a reading of a text and a writer’s reading is usually less surprising and interesting. $9.99 was a great experience but I don’yt believe I’ll write any more adaptations in the recent future.

The whole thing can be read here.