A trial is two narratives competing for your attention.

Muse usually gestured like an amphetamine-fueled Sicilian who's nearly gotten clipped by a speeding car.

He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.

If it doesn't take your breath away, make a bigger wish.

Are you good men and true?

No one can really pull you up very high-you lose your grip on the rope. But on your own two feet you can climb mountains.

The grossly impudent lie always leaves traces behind it, even after it has been nailed down.

all conscious thought is a process in time; so that to think consciously about Time is like trying to use a foot-rule to measure its own length.

The thing about politics is to plan 10 years ahead, and assume every year is your last.

Funny how mishearing things-or not hearing them at all-can really screw things up

Over the long haul I'd say that most directors I've worked with have been pretty sensitive to the quality of the interpreted scenes.