We must try to contribute joy to the world... I didn't always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.

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 potential of your life experience shrinks or expands according to your ability to love.

When we do what's right, regardless of circumstances or consequences, we set the table for God to turn the tables. All we need to do is stand up, step in, or step out.

Everyone's on a journey trying to find their purpose in life. That lost horizon. You'll never truly be happy...until you find it!

Paul Ryan has become a doormat...And he's become this little person who is following Romney around.

We have to all shoulder the responsibility for keeping the planet habitable, or we're going to suffer the consequences - together.

I rarely ever put my head above the rampart and see where this big lumbering behemoth called 'global literature' is going.

If a chimp who has been abused horribly by humans can help a human friend in a time of need, how much more should we help the animals - and other people for that matter - in their time of need?

I've always been amused by [Bob] Dylan; I don't think he's been amused by me.

I myself have benefited from many mentors throughout my life.

Thou shalt not steal-only from other comedians.