Most of us do not consciously look at movies.

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.

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.

OH ROMEO. THOU ART ROMEO. WILL YOU MARRY ME. THOU ART ROMEO.

With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches.

There's always a chance you will see something new in a fight. Especially in boxing.

Coltrane came to New Orleans one day and he was talking about the jazz scene. And Coltrane mentions that the problem with jazz was that there were too few groups.

Smile sometimes when things aren't going well, and maybe realize when they aren't going well, they are.

I've had a tough time learning how to act like a Congressman. Today I accidentally spent some of my own money.

It is sure to be dark if you shut your eyes.

Years have passed and how I am anxiously watching the twilight of my childhood, quietly sinking, never to rise again.

I knew from a young age that I could sing and it was impressed upon me that if I got a classically trained education in voice, it would serve as a foundation for whatever I chose to do.