Interview with Daniel Waters by Diabolique Magazine

https://diaboliquemagazine.com/episode-13-a-conversation-with-daniel-waters/

During the interview, Waters discusses his approach to writing a Batman script, his positive working relationship with Tim Burton (and his practically non-existent one with fellow Batman Returns screenwriter, Wesley Strick), his preference for writing for Catwoman and The Penguin over Batman, the function of Max Shreck's character, the thinking behind The Ice Princess character, his relative lack of interest in Commissioner Gordon, the positive response to the screenplay provided by Michelle Pfeiffer (as well as that of Annette Bening, who was originally set to play Catwoman), the notes Danny DeVito provided on his character, his negative feelings towards Batman '89, his displeasure at the way David Goyer and Christopher Nolan have, in his opinion, talked down Batman Returns, and his and Burton's differing approaches to devising the Pfeiffer-led Catwoman spin-off that never was. He also debunks the myth that Harvey Dent was ever supposed to have any type of significant role in this movie (it seems pretty clear that, contrary to popular rumor, Dent was never a forerunner to Max Shreck).

https://www.batman-online.com/forum/index.php?topic=3999.0