I've been around a long time, and young men, if there is one thing I know, it is that the only way to kiss a girl for the first time is to look like ….

One, don't wait for inspiration, just start the damned thing. Two, once you begin, keep on until the end. How do you know how the story should begin ….

It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or ….

Of all the purposes of education, I think the most useful is this: It prepares you to keep yourself entertained. It gives you a better chance of an i….

To say that George Lucas cannot write a love scene is an understatement; greeting cards have expressed more passion..

And the sexes eyeing each other uneasily, for nothing is easier for a teenager to imagine than rejection..

One hopeful sign that the filmmakers can learn and grow is that the sequel does not contain a single pie, if you know what I mean..

No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad..

By going to the movies, and because of other things, too, going to college, making a wide variety of friends, moving around traveling, I became a lot….

Friends don't let Jackasses drink and drive..

I'd rather be called a N*gger than a Slave..

The ability of so many people to live comfortably with the idea of capital punishment is perhaps a clue to how so many Europeans were able to live wi….

If Hollywood stars speak out, so do all sorts of other people. Now Hollywood stars can get a better hearing..

Because of the rush of human knowledge, because of the digital revolution, I have a voice, and I do not need to scream..

There's nothing like impending death to rouse you from existential boredom..

Skateboarding is forever, and things like college and girls only ruin an endlessly savored adolescence..

It is an interesting law of romance that a truly strong woman will choose a strong man who disagrees with her over a weak one who goes along. Strengt….

Why has Scandinavia been producing such good thrillers? Maybe because their filmmakers can't afford millions for CGI and must rely on cheaper element….

Political correctness is the fascism of the 90's, it is this rigid feeling that you have to keep your ideas and your way of looking at things within ….

If there is such a thing as a lock on an Oscar nomination, ... Hoffman has one..

I like smart movies about smart people, and enjoy it when most of the facts are on the table and we can contemplate them together..