They know they got the TV ad, they know they got the name recognition, they know that they can do a tie in with McDonald's or some fast food outlet and the money is just gonna flow in.

In fact, Cannonball Run II. I used to pick that as the worst movie ever made.

That's probably when I get the most angry at American movies, when they just so cynically manipulate the audience without even trying to give a good story.

Is this film more interesting than a documentary of the same actors having lunch?

I'm not surprised that Spielberg was able to capture the heroism of Schindler; so many of his movies are about the better part of mankind.

The result is a picture that represents so much of what I want and rarely get from a movie - a couple of hours filled with characters who are as exciting as the people I know in real life.

There is a point when a personal opinion shades off into an error of fact.

Two things are not debatable: eroticism, and comedy. If you don't think it's sexy, or funny, there's no way I can change your mind.

John Goodman is more that just a big guy, he's a wonderful actor.

A film that aims low should not be praised for hitting that target.

But you know, really, if you think about it Roger and I and all critics really have one absolute essential part of our credentials and that is that you believe that that is actually what we think.

I've noticed that when people are joking they're usually dead serious, and when they're serious, they're usually pretty funny.

Is that the secret meaning of the word story, do you think: a storing place of memories?

But what do we know of the heart nearest to our own? What do we know of our own heart?

Raising children is like making biscuits: it is as easy to raise a big batch as one, while you have your hands in the dough.

Words, isolated in the velvet of radio, took on a jeweled particularity. Television has quite the opposite effect: words are drowned in the visual soup in which they are obliged to be served.

We have a democracy within the bounds of a constitution which provides certain guarantees related to the basic humanity of every person. I think that's the best way to go.

When your life is on course with it’s purpose, you are your most powerful.

Every single one of us possesses the strength to attempt something he isn't sure he can accomplish.

I'm not a baker so I'm not about to sugar coat it for you.

Everything is present in its cause, in its fine form.