Silent pictures show us how we lived and what our attitudes were. And as an art form, they can be wonderfully entertaining and often inspirational.

I thought Michael Mortilla was an orchestra unto himself!

Napoleon is pure cinema, and cinema was designed for sharing.

My first restoration was on Napoleon, trying to put the French version in with the English version, and it was most unsatisfactory.

I'll follow you, even to death—but I won't live with you any more.

Discovery's friend is creativity

Take all of me, ” he said against her mouth.

Life, it turns out, is infinitely more clever and adaptable than anyone had ever supposed.

Look for an occupation that you like, and you will not need to labor for a single day in your life.

Looking at the players that are truly successful, you see the durability and long careers. Those are the players I respect and look up to. I hope to become a player like that.

Don't focus on being different, focus on being yourself - and your difference will naturally shine through!

Young actors are serious about their work and don't take any time out from it. I'm very serious about my work; there are probably only two films I've done where I had a really good time.

The wonderful thing about books is you never run out of them, you can just keep going. So I'm always finding new writers, or old writers that I just happen not to have read.

Artists should be aware that petty stroking could be the source of arrested productivity. An artist's job includes the avoidance of premature closure by the begged or gratuitous approval of others.