Clouds do not really look like camels or sailing ships or castles in the sky. They are simply a natural process at work. So too, perhaps, are our lives.

Every great film should seem new every time you see it.

No good movie is too long and no bad movie is short enough.

One difference between film noir and more straightforward crime pictures is that noir is more open to human flaws and likes to embed them in twisty plot lines.

To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts.

You can have a movie with hardly any cuts, or very few cuts, that is fascinating, you can't take your eyes away from it... Look at some of the long takes in Citizen Kane.

I lost faith in the Oscars the first year I was a movie critic - the year that Bonnie and Clyde didn't win.

I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization.

I think we have to get beyond the idea that we have to categorize people.

What every human being should do is eat a vegetarian diet based on whole foods. Period. That's it. Animal protein is bad for you. Dairy is bad for you. Forget the ads: Milk and eggs are bad for you.

I do not fear death. I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear.

The Ayurvedic route to great health involves two simple steps:1. Doing less

It is a law of nature that every decent man on earth is bound to be a coward and a slave

I've always been a proponent of the idea that technology doesn't matter to game design. The example I always like to point out is 'Tetris, ' one of the greatest games ever made.

if you are a stepparent, rush right out and get yourself a dog. Because it's very nice to have someone in the house that loves you.

Why would you want to be politically correct when you can be right?

It's not unusual for kids in their twenties to be mad at their parents.

I feel like winning a world championship was a hurdle I had to get over.

Christian joy is a gift of God flowing from a good conscience.

Life is a nightmare that prevents one from sleeping.

Motherhood is neither a duty nor a privilege, but simply the way that humanity can satisfy the desire for physical immortality and triumph over the fear of death.