We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police; but instead of calling the process by which we limit our expression of dissent and wonder ‘censorship,’ we call it ‘concern for commercial viability.

The essence of jiu-jitsu is philosophy.

I like Bach. I like Randy Newman.

Art and mass entertainment and propaganda, they can all be plotted on the same graph, but there is a difference.

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember.

The quality I most admire in a man is steadfastness.

Always do things the least interesting way, the most blunt way, and you make a better movie. This is my experience.