Exhilarating. Radical Grace moved me to tears with its portrayal of good people putting their beliefs into action in ways that transcend all ideological boundaries.

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.

There is a widespread sense of loss here, if not always of God, then at least of meaning.

Without a purpose, schools are houses of detention, not attention

Happiness is your own treasure because it lies within you.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

No one person can possibly combine all the elements supposed to make up what everyone means by friendship.

In collaborative cultures, failure and uncertainty are not protected but shared and discussed to gain support.

A man may surely be allowed to take a glass of wine by his own fireside.

A homeless guy came up to me on the street, said he hadn't eaten in four days. I told him, "Man, I wish I had your willpower.

Oh, goodie! I get to make the redheaded goddess mad! (Simi)

The key to personal style is understanding your individual beauty enough to know which looks will work for you and which probably won't.