My 2014 in-depth interview with the screenwriter of Toy Story 4, consulting producer and writer on the TV series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and executive producer and writer on the TV series Paper Girls.

I’m a big Stanley Kubrick fan and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is my favorite satire of all time. So when I saw this script make the 2013 Black List — “1969: A Space Odyssey or: How Kubrick Learned to Stop Worrying and Land on the Moon” — I knew then and there I had to interview its writer. That turns out to be Stephany Folsom and in April 2014, we had an informative and fun one hour plus conversation.

: I understand you’re originally from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Did movies play much of a role in your youth, as you were growing up?

: Movies were everything in my youth. Other than outdoor activities, there wasn’t much to do in my hometown, so I grew up watching movies all the time.

: Do you have any favorite movies from back then you remember?

: I’m a big classic movie fan. The Third Man has always been one of my favorites. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is another one I absolutely adore. God, there are so many. I love big studio movies. Steven Spielberg really resonated with me…