(Guy) Pearce, as the hero, makes the mistake of trying to give a good and realistic performance. (Jeremy) Irons at least knows what kind of movie he's in, and hams it up accordingly.

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.

Friendship grows from a caring heart with sense and sensibilities.

The work of art is a scream of freedom.

What is fame? a fancied life in others' breath.

A good starting point [in the measurement of investment risk] is the preservation and enhancement of your purchasing power in real terms.

The American underground punk scene, though, is a story worth remembering.

Notwithstanding these major arguments the wave theory initially did not meet with complete acceptance.

I didn't just want to be Frank's daughter who sang Boots. I take my music very seriously and studied very hard. It's not a joke to me.

He looks like he could be taken in a fight. Not by me, but by somebody. Not anyone in Humanities, probably.

the best 4 letter word in the world is Hope

I'd like to start with the chimney jokes - I've got a stack of them. The first one is on the house.