It's rare to find a film that goes for broke and says, 'To hell with the consequences.'

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.

All persons, living and dead, are purely coincidental.

You love me.”He kept gazing upward, his answer coming softly. “Yeah. I do.

We don't really know how the game was invented, though there are suspicions. As soon as we discover the culprits, we'll let you know

It sounds like a cliche but there are no shorts cuts. You have to be very dedicated and challenge yourself everyday to be better.

Even when we have physical hardships, we can be very happy.

I have to say I like Obama a lot. His record is the best. He's always been vocal about his opposition to the war in Iraq. Frankly, he seems very good in a lot of ways.

He's just not that into you if he only wants to see you when he's drunk. If he likes you, he'll want to see you when his judgment isn't impaired.

For every person that likes you there is going to be a person that doesn't like you. It's the nature of humanity.

When I was a teenager I decided I was going to be a writer and that nothing was going to stop me. It sounds almost villainous. But I knew that was what I wanted.

Persistence in prayer brings results that casual prayer does not.