Hollywood is, I always argue, has a great track record of making good films.

The categories of A-minus through C-plus [films] are completely dominated by Hollywood.

We always say about Hollywood that it's a company town and it's sort of is. It's like in Washington, they say, you know, the company is the government.

A soul's ugliness can be much more ambitious than her beauty.

In wartime, she thought to herself, you don’t call a death murder.

Some people survived the neolithic age by being brave, others by being cowardly and smart.

I am very proud of the fact that I led the arts contingent on the civil rights march in the summer of '63. In many ways, I think it was the high-water mark of the civil rights movement.

We define ourselves, in part, by the discriminations we make. The value of what we love is enriched by our understanding of what we dislike.

Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.

I like when people are very passionate about what they want to write about. Even if it's silly, you can be very passionate about it.

Music Has Been There For Me When No One Else Was And The Only Thing That Stays When Everyone Else Leaves

It was not until we saw the picture of the earth, from the moon, that we realized how small and how helpless this planet is - something that we must hold in our arms and care for.

I don't have the physical talent those guys have. My hard work has made me very good.