There would be a paragraph about some veteran digging tunnels for the Germans in a slave labor camp, or something like that. Finally I decided to look it up and go further into it.

There was a war crimes trial because an American prisoner had been shot trying to escape. He had obviously been recaptured and shot, and that violated the Geneva Convention.

I have made more documentaries in my time than I think I care to remember, though I am immensely proud of all my work.

Look to the Classics, History, to the Arts, for there is truth. Look away from the systems, the processes, the techniques.

Wherever you are—be there.

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.

Things don't have to be sane when they're normal.

The average woman would not be pondering how fast her date could kill her, but I’ll never be an average woman.

Being a mother is the most fun job I've ever had.

I've gotten really hot since you went blind.

I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning

When you see a silent movie, you understand everything that's going on from the images because the images are so strong.

There is an old saying: if a man comes home with sand in his cuffs and cockleburs in his pants, don't ask him what he shot.

Pluto is not a planet, but I am.