Francis Ford Coppola was similarly critical, alleging that Biskind interviewed only people with negative opinions of him. Critic Roger Ebert noted that Steven Spielberg said of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls that: "Every single word in that book about me is either erroneous or a lie." Ebert himself notes that: "Biskind has a way of massaging his stories to suit his agenda." When asked about Biskind's portrayal of him as "a womanizer, a tyrant and a bully," William Friedkin said: "I've actually never read the book, but I've talked to some of my friends who are portrayed in it, and we all share the opinion that it is partial truth, partial myth and partial out-and-out lies by mostly rejected girlfriends and wives." Peter Bogdanovich was equally furious, saying: "I spent seven hours with that guy over a period of days, and he got it all wrong". In an interview, Biskind stated he found the negative responses "very upsetting," also saying, "in the case of Coppola... he made three great movies, the two Godfathers and The Conversation. His place in film history is secure. If I had made those films, I wouldn’t give a damn what anyone wrote about me." Biskind claims he and Coppola made amends on a cruise in 2000. See also A Decade Under the Influence - a 2003 documentary also about New Hollywood. Further reading References External links The author of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls on egos, excess and "Indiewood" from BBC Four documentaries Easy Riders Review & Critics 1998 non-fiction books Books about film Non-fiction books adapted into films Works about the history of Hollywood, Los Angeles Simon & Schuster books 2003 documentary films Documentary films about Hollywood, Los Angeles 2003 films Films based on non-fiction books American documentary films 2000s American films