Lola Montes is, in my unhumble opinion, the greatest film of all time, and I am willing to stake my critical reputation, such as it is, on this one proposition above all others.

I've always said to people that auteurism is nice, but it's hypothetical, and gradually you learn how much or how little influence different directors had.

Movies are as old as psychoanalysis. So if I were to put you or anyone else on a couch and say, 'Tell me your favorite movies,' it would be a way of psychoanalyzing you.

Hitchcock is the most-daring avant-garde film-maker in America today.

It is cynicism, and not idealism, that is generally the mark of youthful immaturity, or rather it is the cynic who is generally the most foolish romantic.

I'm afraid you can't create tragedy out of abnormal psychology.

I was a solipsist and a narcissist and much too arrogant. I have a lot more compassion now, but it took a long time.

I hate to go out on a limb after only one viewing, but Nashville strikes me as Altman's best film, and the most exciting dramatic musical since Blue Angel.

I never argue with people about movies.

Tokyo Sonata speaks to us, with feeling and passion, as one of the most eloquent statements on the world today that we are likely to see in this moviegoing year.

Lemon Tree is well worth seeing as a first-class artistic achievement bridging two civilizations.

Souvenez-vous toujours que dans la vie, la passion sans vision est une perte d’énergie, et que la vision sans passion est une impasse.

Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes.

I try to find out what the guy's strengths and weaknesses are. Like in boxing, I'd be a counter-puncher. Whatever he does well, I try to take advantage of what he doesn't do well.

The most I would do was use the shadow tool in Photoshop to bring out the muscular rips in my stomach, which were honestly there. Beneath the fat.

Genius, the Pythian of the beautiful, leaves its large truths a riddle to the dull.

I've always had difficulties with female characters.

From the solitude of the wood, (Man) has passed to the more dreadful solitude of the heart.

Donald Trump connected with the American public because they wanted to be like him. They aspired to be just like him. They wanted to see all of his affluence, and he let them see it.

I want to fight for what we got because I believe in family.

Everyone who chooses to live in Europe must accept the basic values. This includes the rule of law as well as equality of men and women and non-discrimination against religious and other minorities.