The Muse visits during the process of creation, not before.

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.

With life. Rooter says that life is how God gives purpose to the universe.

Tomorrow will meet those who do not prepare for it as a surprise...when talking with my son, 18th April, 2016

There is a correlation between the physical and spiritual worlds but only attachment to the physical world causes emotional suffering.

Natural beauty products are a must! I use coconut oil-based RMS makeup, and I slather almond oil on my hands to soak while I watch a movie.

When it comes to relationships, I think I'm pretty experienced - you'd be surprised.

…and you smile back and try not to think about the fact that you have nothing, absolutely nothing, to say to each other.

Sometimes I amaze even myself.

First make yourself unpopular, then you will be taken seriously.

Your attitude determines your altitude. It really is true that If you think you can, you can; and if you think you can’t – you’re right.

Hope is the strongest driving force for a people. Hope which brings about change, which produces new realities, is what opens man's road to freedom.