Economy, speed, nervousness, and desperation produce the final wasteful, semi-incoherent movies we see.

When I see those ads with the quote 'You'll have to see this picture twice,' I know it's the kind of picture I don't want to see once.

The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself.

If there's anything to learn from the history of movies, it's that corruption leads to further corruption, not to innocence.

Robert Redford ... has turned almost alarmingly blond-he's gone past platinum, he must be into plutonium; his hair is coordinated with his teeth.

For a while in the twenties and thirties, art was talked about as a substitute for religion; now B movies are a substitute for religion.

For perhaps most Americans, TV is an apppliance, not to be used selectively but to be turned on - there's always something to watch.