It is essential for the good of criticism that both the critic and the public face the fact that a review is not the voice of God.

To be a critic, you have to have maybe three percent education, five percent intelligence, two percent style, and 90 percent gall and egomania in equal parts.

All you'll get from strangers is surface pleasantry or indifference. Only someone who loves you will criticize you.

The secret to success is written on the doors of this auditorium. One side says 'Push,' the other side says 'Pull.

Happiness is too many things these days for anyone to wish it on anyone lightly. So let's just wish each other a bileless New Year and leave it at that.

In this era of affluence and of permissiveness, we have, in all but cultural areas, bred a nation of overprivileged youngsters, saturated with vitamins, television and plastic toys.

Movies suddenly became film and cinema an art form and terribly chic.

The one and original lovable monster is lost amid all the hydraulic manipulations in what now emerges as the story of a dumb blonde who falls for a huge plastic finger.

The critics who love are the severe ones . . . we know our relationship must be based on honesty.

Handling a woman is an art that no one masters.

The fact that you're a good listener doesn't mean pray to be mute.Speak to your situations.

The weird thing about houses is that they almost always look like nothing is happening inside of them, even thought they countain most of our lives.

When you get right down to it, militaries are essentially legalized mafias.

What the heck kind of name was Sir?

I'm not a lukewarm European. I know that the German-French friendship is indispensable, no matter who the countries' leaders are.

We are so presumptuous that we think we can separate our personal interest from that of humanity, and slander mankind without compromising ourselves.

I am passionately opposed to capital punishment, and I have been all my life.

We tend to block off many of our senses when we're staring at a screen. Nature time can literally bring us to our senses.

Hatred of the people who hate you, that is the opposite of being the enemy. I want to fight fire with water wherever I can.