Many people believe the names of In 'n Out and Steak 'n Shake perfectly describe the contrast in bedroom techniques between the coast and the heartland.

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.

Why did I do such-and-such a thing?' is all very well. But what about 'How otherwise could I have done it?

The first duty of love is to listen.

Common sense has become an uncommon virtue.

It's an excellent movie. Really excellent.

And I say north is where I want it to be!

No-fault guilt: This is when, instead of trying to figure out who's to blame, everyone pays.

The veneration of Mary is inscribed in the very depths of the human heart

Even stones have a love, a love that seeks the ground.

What you are looking for is within you

With all of its defects, the global market makes war less likely, even between the USA and China.