Sometimes, to be silent is to be most eloquent.

Lenin in 1921 observed very presciently that motion pictures were the most powerful tool ever invented to shape the way we thought. He was right. Political films can be successful.

My dad always said he wanted to be remembered for his body of work, and he's made more than 75 pictures, some good, some bad, and they will be his legacy to the world of acting.

Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made that diminish the American experience and example. And sometimes trash it completely.

Telling us what to think has evolved into telling us what to say, so telling us what to do can't be far behind.

I'm not a vegetarian but I want you to know that my four dogs are safe.

The trouble with movies as a business is that it's an art, and the trouble with movies as art is that it's a business.