Hitchcock denigrated American films, saying they were all 'pictures of people talking' - as, indeed, most of them are.

It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs.

The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle.

You know, young actors say all the time, 'Should I use my own life experience?' And my response is, 'What choice do you have?'

Invent nothing, deny nothing, speak up, stand up, stay out of school.

Being a writer in Hollywood is like going to Hitler's Eagle Nest with a great idea for a bar mitzvah.

Conservatives believe in smaller government and in the power of the electorate. So I think that we're less likely to try to use a dramatic forum to warp people's political views.