>> that morgan freeman. >> i think that's good. but you are tough on hollywood. you say that most of the adaptations they have done were not very good. you tell a story in which when you first brought alex cross to hollywood, the first note was, make him what? >> make him a white guy. i walked away. they offered -- in those days i didn't have a lot of money. they offered seven figures. i don't want to do that. he is in the room with serial killers and you didn't know it. how smart is alex cross? >> well, good drama. >> yeah. >> you don't think they have made good movies and tv shows? >> i think morgan freeman is great. you get morgan freeman. you count your lucky stars. i think those movies are okay. i love movies. you just want to walk in there