Some of these people make my skin crawl.

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.

I dare you to call Ask-A-Nurse and tell them you feel a presence in your womb region.

Ebola has shown that the world is not ready to deal with an epidemic on this scale.

I don't normally watch films I'm in because I'm squeamish about that and it takes me quite a long time to recover and I have to go to work. I'm not being coy or cute, but it's just true.

You write a book like that you're fond of over the years, then you see that happen to it, it's like pissing in your father's beer.

I've never understood why it's a negative to showcase a talented, smart woman who also happens to be attractive.

True love, especially first love, can be so tumultuous and passionate that it feels like a violent journey.

If I said I was madly in love with you, I'd be lying and what's more, you'd know it.

Love is not just a sentiment. Love is a great controlling passion and it always expresses itself in terms of obedience.

And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.

In past history popularly elected governments have been no better and sometimes far worse than overt tyrannies.