In the best of all possible worlds, directors would obsess about the quality of their storytelling, and not the details of their technical methods.

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.

Religion is a light bulb, created by man to help him to see in the dark.

Each time a star twinkles, God is winking at the universe.

One good product is better than many fake goods.

He is much to be dreaded who stands in dread of poverty.

The people who misuse the Sabbath lose the blessings of spiritual food and growth promised to those who keep this commandment.

Don't settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.

A fool is often as dangerous to deal with as a knave, and always more incorrigible.

The first and almost the only Book deserving of universal attention is the Bible.

I've been accused of not really paying attention to a sentence unless my name comes up in it twice.

Whether through TV, film, online, app, or web, we will find ways to tell our stories with authenticity, and engage with our viewers beyond traditional means.