Starr's statement was the inspiration for the title of the film, which in turn inspired the composition of the song. According to Lennon in a 1980 interview with "Playboy" magazine: "I was going home in the car and Dick Lester of the movie suggested the title, 'Hard Day's Night' from something Ringo had said. I had used it in "In His Own Write" book Lennon was writing then, but it was an off-the-cuff remark by Ringo. You know, one of those malapropisms. A Ringo-ism, where he said it not to be funny … just said it. So Dick Lester said, 'We are going to use that title.'"