Time is what the depressed and panicked lack.

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.

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day and of doing good once in a year.

Forgiving yourself, not guilt, increases personal accountability.

The sooner we learn to be jointly responsible, the easier the sailing will be.

Every once in a while, take the scenic route.

The man who procrastinates is always struggling with misfortunes.

I always loved action adventure. It is something I always wanted to do.

Wrestling became very stale and boring for me, and I wasn't really making any money with it. So I decided to get into fighting.

There was a period of time in America where the advertising world actually went to the housewives of America and had them write jingles that would appeal to them. It was actually brilliant marketing.

Marriage is like a hot bath; once you get used to it, it ain't so hot.

In fact, there's an entire universe out there that's pretty much indifferent to struggles that big, no matter how serious they've been in your life.