My education was an education by movies.

- Robert Benton

Twilight is about getting older and relationships - not about a murder mystery. It's about love when you reach a certain age; nothing is in primary c…

- Robert Benton

I'd like to know what law is it that says that a woman is a better parent, simply by virtue of her sex.

- Robert Benton

Sometimes other people have better ideas.

- Robert Benton

Style is the most ephemeral thing I know. It's not about how effective you are it's about how you are effective.

- Robert Benton

Movies without meaningful dialogue play well all over the world. The Apostle is probably the best movie of the year, but it won't do squat in Korea.

- Robert Benton

Every since high school I've been drawn to magazines.

- Robert Benton

My next film is always shaped by the last one... by the things I feel I didn't get right, or the things I like and want to try to develop further, bu…

- Robert Benton

I was dyslexic before anybody knew what dyslexia was. I was called 'slow'. It's an awful feeling to think of yourself as 'slow' - it's horrible.

- Robert Benton