I can't think of another actor who acquired stardom so quickly, who held it for such a short time, and then kept it for such a long time. James Dean became a star in one calendar year, and then he left us. But he's still being talked about, he's still being revered, he's still being iconized forty years later. I don't think there's another example like it in the entire history of movies.

I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more cynical about Christmas. There's more of an edge.

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility.

Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just have a special affection for Dumbo.

Documentarian Laura Poitras has crafted a first-rate Hitchcockian-type thriller telling the story of Edward Snowden.

Timing in life is everything.

While it was occasionally done here or there, nobody else had a figurehead like Walt doing it. Jack Warner wasn't on TV. Walt was the boss, but he had a real public profile and he used it to his advantage. And he became a household face.