We live in a box of space and time. Movies are windows in its walls.

All I require of a religion is that it be tolerant of those who do not agree with it.

It is comforting to think that we can love so powerfully that fate itself wheels and turns at the command of our souls.

I am informed that 5,000 cockroaches were used in the filming of Joe's Apartment. That depresses me, but not as much as the news that none of them were harmed during the production.

Horror fans are a particular breed. They analyze films with such detail and expertise that I am reminded of the Canadian literary critic Northrup Frye, who approached literature with similar archetypal analysis.

A film like Hoop Dreams is what the movies are for. It takes us, shakes us, and makes us think in new ways about the world around us. It gives us the impression of having touched life itself.

I'd rather be called a N*gger than a Slave.