Horror does not interest me, and so I know little of its practicioners, old or current

You don't blame us for being here, do you? After all, we have no place to go. No home... Incidentally, what an excellent day for an exorcism.

I have never read horror, nor do I consider The Exorcist to be such, but rather as a suspenseful supernatural detective story, or paranormal police procedural.

But a myth, to speak plainly, to me is like a menu in a fancy French restaurant: glamorous, complicated camouflage for a fact you wouldn't otherwise swallow, like maybe lima beans.

The demon is a liar. He will lie to confuse us; but he will also mix lies with the truth to attack us. His attack is psychological, Damien. And powerful.

What looked like morning was the beginning of endless night

I didn't read The Haunting of Hill House until sometime early in the 1990's.

I get cassettes near Academy Award time of every movie that's made that thinks it has some kind of chance for a nomination - that's when I watch my movies

God never talks. But the devil keeps advertising, Father. The devil does a lot of commercials.

And the sad truth is that nobody wants me to write comedy. The Exorcist not only ended that career, it expunged all memory of its existence.

Procrastination is what we often call 'resistance.

Never congratulate a doctor for the fast recovery of a patient.

Friends enhance our ability to think and act.

Man is bound to lie about himself

I wasn't bullied in high school, I was just ignored.

Ninety percent of all prisoners in all jails get out some day. So why not give them a little levity in what's otherwise a very dark life?

I don't like this idea of division: that if you're a clever woman then you've got to be a particular way. Because men don't. Men please themselves.

I definitely want to go back to the theatre. It is hard work, it is repetitive, but it is intensely rewarding.

The essence of Capablanca's greatness is his rare talent for avoiding all that can complicate or confuse the conflict.

When everything changes we learn who we really are. What’s really important. What we want most. We discover the truth in moments of disarray.

As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.