For my 50th birthday, I got ahold of a new print of 'Saturday Night Fever.' I see it much more as a tough coming-of-age movie than as a disco story.

In fact, Cannonball Run II. I used to pick that as the worst movie ever made.

That's probably when I get the most angry at American movies, when they just so cynically manipulate the audience without even trying to give a good story.

Is this film more interesting than a documentary of the same actors having lunch?

I'm not surprised that Spielberg was able to capture the heroism of Schindler; so many of his movies are about the better part of mankind.

The result is a picture that represents so much of what I want and rarely get from a movie - a couple of hours filled with characters who are as exciting as the people I know in real life.

There is a point when a personal opinion shades off into an error of fact.

Two things are not debatable: eroticism, and comedy. If you don't think it's sexy, or funny, there's no way I can change your mind.

John Goodman is more that just a big guy, he's a wonderful actor.

They know they got the TV ad, they know they got the name recognition, they know that they can do a tie in with McDonald's or some fast food outlet and the money is just gonna flow in.

A film that aims low should not be praised for hitting that target.

The horizon changes but the sun does not.

Government was founded on the working premiss of being primarily an asylum for ineptitude and indigence.

He wanted revenge and I knew he would not stop until he got it. I had to hope he would run out of fuel.

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.

Life is an ocean and waves are our paths.

Scents as well as clothes and hairstyles can go a long way in revealing a part of yourself

In not having an appointment at Harvard, I'm in the company of a great many people whose work I admire tremendously, in particular women of color.

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.

Thrift is that habit of character that prompts one to work for what he gets, to earn what is paid him; to invest a part of his earnings; to spend wisely and well; to save, but not hoard.

Scary thought - what if I get to know myself and I'm someone I don't want to be?