The honest man might observe... that no one gets something for nothing; that politicians go in poor and go out rich; that the Government screws up everything it touches; and that the Will to Believe is best confined to the Religious Venue, as to practice it elsewhere is just too damned expensive.

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.

I hate the computer. I hate their spell-check. I won't ever do e-mail.

Film is a collaborative business: bend over.

When we fear things I think that we wish for them ... every fear hides a wish

Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills.

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.