I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.

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.

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart.

You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed.

Time is about the need to control. Let go of control and embrace what happens.

Even at 10 or 12, I was a hot, fast little cheerleader.

You'll face overwhelming odds; you'll be incredibly outnumbered. Fear would be your natural inclination. But keep in mind, God is with you.

How many airports are there in the world?

If God is God, we cant be afraid of what we can learn.

The reality is that the people that we represent are no longer going to be second-class citizens in their own country.

One could not live without delicacy, but when / I think of love I think of the big, clumsy-looking / hands of my grandmother, each knuckle a knob.

There is almost always a major blip for whatever reason and we have learnt to expect it and not to panic.