Friends don't let Jackasses drink and drive.

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.

Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.

I was Marked by a very cute boy with terrible impulse control. I don't remember because I was basically unconscious but everyone was mad at him when I woke up. The end, love Clary.

Even though I was theatrically trained, learning to develop a character was an awesome experience.

I was a pretty shy, lonely kid. I blossomed about age 17, when I went to college.

I've been married for 49 years. Where have I failed?

She's my baby girl, Quinn. I want love for her. Real love. The kind that makes a man crazy inside. -Gibraltar to Quinn

I try not to look back too much, but sometimes it's nice to reflect.

Good politics are often inextricably intertwined.

I feel very fortunate that I played for the four organizations I did.

I have learned to acknowledge and appreciate the 98% that I have achieved instead of the 2% that I didn't.