Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.

It is human nature to look away from illness. We don't enjoy a reminder of our own fragile mortality.

A movie is not about what it is about. It is about how it is about it.

When I go to the movies, one of my strongest desires is to be shown something new. I want to go to new places, meet new people, have new experiences. When I see Hollywood formulas mindlessly repeated, a little something dies inside of me: I have lost two hours to boors who insist on telling me stories I have heard before.

A corner is important. It provides privacy and an anchor and lets you exist independently of the room.

We are poor mortals, but it dreams to us that we can fly.

To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.