Contemporary' was in those days [1953] synonymous with 'modern' as it had not been before and is not now [1977].

A metamorphosis... The shining butterfly of the soul from the pupa of the body. Larva, pupa, imago. An image of art.

Being liked by the boys and girls on the bus doesn't necessarily earn you the respect of the people back home. Standing up to them, giving as good as you get, all that helps.

Crowds of men are like crowds of sheep. Not the best, but the first leader is usually followed.

One must live to build one's house, and not build one's house to live in.

Ironically, to my children, bedtime is a punishment that violates their basic rights as human beings.

I will say A Pea in the Pod saved my life - at the end of my pregnancy. I even wear their tanks now to work out in because they're really long.

If it works, don't fix it; do more of it.

Once a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever, even to the protagonists.

I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It's overused.

I grew up in the countryside in the middle of nowhere in England and got out as soon as I could!

What is generally referred to as American-style films are, in fact, studio productions.