writers who go outside the lines when they draw pictures of the world are seldom rewarded for their efforts.

There are only two kinds of pain: too much love or too little.

Human comedy is more profound than tragedy. In tragedy we die and it is very sad. In comedy we avoid death, and it is even sadder.

Misogyny is the death of the heart.

Love, like alcoholism, comes to a point of no return.

Perception is a prism, and reality is like shot silk - depends where the light hits.

movies have mirrored our moods and myths since the century began. They have taken on some of the work of religion.