The movies that are honored at The Oscars are always a certain type: Old-fashioned. It's a bunch of well-made, old-fashioned movies that support our idea of ourselves. They uplift the human spirit. That's why horror films never even get nominated.

As I've said many times, the single most oppressed class in America right now is the teenager.

I AM a male chauvinist. Who's been saying otherwise?

If you hate what you're seeing, you call it sex and violence. If you like it, you call it "romance and adventure."

I love Martin Scorsese, but there's another indication of what The Oscars are all about. They've ignored Martin Scorsese for going on 35 years now, and I wouldn't be surprised if they passed him over again. He'll get one of The Oscars they give you at the end of your life because they feel guilty for never giving you an Oscar.

The best ally you can have in breaking up a street fight is a grandmother.

In some European theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three LONG intermissions, because people actually eat and drink and converse during the intermissions.