One hopeful sign that the filmmakers can learn and grow is that the sequel does not contain a single pie, if you know what I mean.

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.

Kindness is the ability to love someone in such a way that she will remember your kindness for the rest of her life.

You will not accept credit that is due to another, or harbor jealousy of an explorer who is more fortunate.

Let's start with the church. As you know, it's my background, it's a natural setting for me and it's definitely my roots.

Like everybody, my views on many issues have changed as I have gotten older.

The beast in us must be[78] wheedled: ethic is necessary, that we may not be torn to pieces.

Sometimes when you are the closest to your breakthrough the pressure is the greatest. You have come too far to give up now!

Oppression won't win, the light comes from within.

You might not have the things you want, but if you check carefully, you got all you need.

I keep plastering it until it comes around to what I want, in terms of all I know and think about painting now, as well as in terms of the initial observation.

Have you heard about the women who stabbed her husband 37 times? I admire her restraint.