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.

It's hard to explain the fun to be found in seeing the right kind of bad movie.

All I need is a sheet of paperand something to write with, and thenI can turn the world upside down.

HOW DO YOU FIND THE RIGHT POSITIONTO LIE DOWN WITH PEOPLEOR EVEN ANIMALS?OFTEN ONE OF THE PARTNERS ISSMOTHERED OR CONTORTED.WHEN DONE PROPERLY, THOUGH, EVERYONE IS HAPPY.

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable for in politics there is no honour.

My mom has a good way of engaging me in a conversation about the choices I make, listening, being objective and open-minded, and respecting those choices so long as they don't put me in danger.

You'd be hard pressed to find elite achievers who don't have coaches helping them in key areas of their life.

An individual who can freely and with a clear heart do things because they're fun is a very sane person.

There's an obvious romance to being the drinking writer. But if I'm drinking, I'm not writing.

Many of the people I've worked with over the years came from a sketch-comedy background or an improv background, and I've learned a lot from them.

You’re like a gift,” he said, his voice rough. “All wrapped up for someone else. A man can’t look at you, but think of loosing those bows, one by one.

Oh, insomnia! Ah, well, I know a good cure for it... Get plenty of sleep.