Families and their problems go on and on, and they aren't solved, they're dealt with.

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 am the bended, but not broken. I am the power of the thunderstorm. I am the beauty in the beast. I am the strength in weakness. I am the confidence in the midst of doubt. I am Her!

When you are always ready for the worst, then the worst is likely to show up

When you smile, you don't only appear to be more likable and courteous, you appear to be more competent.

The application of military force, or the prospect of such application, inhibits terrorist violence.

And if you think that anybody is going to frighten me, you don't know me yet.

Justice is never anything in itself, but in the dealings of men with one another in any place whatever and at any time. It is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.

I write pretty much anywhere - on planes, in hotel rooms, anywhere in my house.

Vexations may be petty, but they are vexations still.

I like to feel occupied.

...the sweetest temptation could be that which was known to be the most foolish.