It is quite possible for the vulgar to be funny, but to succeed, it must rise to a certain genius.

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.

Alcoholism is above all a disease of denial.

Every time we buy a CD or download a song, the artist is paid for their work. You might not know that this isn't the case when a musician's work is played on the radio.

That accurst autobiographic form which puts a premium on the loose, the improvised, the cheap, and the easy.

Followers of Jesus don’t so much see different things from anyone else as they see the same things differently.

The mother is the early care giver and primary source of identification for all children.... A daughter continues to identify with the mother

I like southern girls. They talk so slow that by the time they say no, I made it already.

Tear-stained flops are necessary. They're the gift you give yourself when you're willing to fly.

New Orleans is a city of elegance, beauty, and refinement.

Three scenarios for post-Kyoto emissions reductions indicate that ... the long-term consequences are small... The influence of the Protocol would, furthermore, be undetectable for many decades.

Those who are unprepared to demonstrate tolerance cannot expect or even demand tolerance for themselves.