Everyone will tell you how rigid I am, but a teacher has to be flexible. You can't cut the student to your cloth; you have to cut yourself to theirs.

Magic in cinema is a bit like ventriloquism on the radio.

... in the movies Paris is designed as a backdrop for only three things--love, fashion shows, and revolution.

Loving and appreciative, researched to a fare-thee-well, and pitched to both fans and first-time viewers of Singin' in the Rain, this delightful book delivers almost as much fun as the film itself.

In Beautiful, Mr. Shearer writes with humor and has fun with some of the glorious nonsense of Lamarr's movies.

Movies with interfering in-laws and kids are often presented as comic, the ridicule bringing welcome relief to beleaguered married folks suffering offscreen at the hands of relatives.

Joanne Woodward’s Mrs. Bridge is one of the best performances ever given on film of a middle-aged woman.

Another superb movie about a mature marriage grounded in a fundamental lack of communication is Dodsworth, based on the Sinclair Lewis novel.

When it came to portraying couples who never directly connected, the Newmans were the Olympic gold champions

The story of a marriage was an excellent way to fulfill the goal of discussing class without discussing class, and to tell an audience that they were upwardly mobile.

The true marriage movie involving in-laws and children is a story about how marriage is directly affected by external characters who impact the central relationship in various ways.

Meaningful eye contact has the power to transcend time and space to connect us with others and can be one of the most gracious and important ways to demonstrate attention and respect.

I was born and raised in East Los Angeles by a single mom who had three biological kids and adopted four more. I never met my dad.

Why should I trade one tyrant three thousand miles away for three thousand tyrants one mile away?

The only thing I would change is during the summer - when I was working my summer job, if I was smart, I would have taken flying lessons at Auburn.

I'm not thinking about my numbers. I'm just trying to do the best I can to help the team win.

You got a problem?" "Aside from the fact that we are about to die? No. But I want to say thank you before it is too late.

One cannot reach Truth by untruthfulness. Truthful conduct alone can reach truth.

I am nervous about dogmas of any kind, whether they be religious, political, or anti-religious. Too many heads have rolled because of them.

With me, boxing's a beautiful sport.

The Voice has always been an alternative paper. They have always understood that that was part of their role.