Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner.

Roy Schneider was cool. I learned quite a bit from him.

Roy, Roy, oy, Roy, Rioy, R9oy, R0oy, Rpoy, Rloy, Riy, R9y, R0y, Rpy, Rly, Roiy, Ro9y, Ro0y, Ropy, Roly, Roty, Ro6y, Ro7y, Rouy, Rohy, Rot, Ro6, Ro7, Rou, Roh, Royt, Roy6, Roy7, Royu, Royh.

I met Roy's father once... And I think that Roy's relationship with his father is still at the heart of what Roy does. But at the end of the day, he's trying to prove himself to a father he'll never really please.

But Roy Rockwood, it was science fiction for the sake of science fiction.