It has been said that the reason we establish relationships is to assure ourselves of a witness to our lives.

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.

Slow-slow-quick-quick-slow went her heart.“Damn, I love the tango, ” he whispered, tickling her ear.

For opportunity is nothing if you don't grab it by both hands.

I'm a culture vulture, and I just want to experience it all.

Innovation is what we're going to need for the future, and that's always been a part of the technology industry.

I would say that kids are great in many ways, because I think that we are less hampered when it comes to 'this costs too much' or 'that's impossible.'

Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.

There are some people who think you have to hate them in order to shoot them. I don't think you do. It's just business.

It's my first sort of commercial attempt, but it made sense for me because I'm not that kind of guy and I'm not going to continue to do that kind of movie.

[Their love] had burned itself out, like a forgotten candle in an empty room, leaving behind a ravenous discontent.

Power corrupts, and obsolete power corrupts obsoletely.