Who was the real Hitchcock? I interviewed him once and haven't a clue.

I am, beneath everything else, a fan. I was fixed in this mode as a young boy and am awed by people who take the risks of performance.

We must try to contribute joy to the world.

Gene [Siskel] often mentioned something François Truffaut once told him: the most beautiful sight in a movie theater is to walk down to the front, turn around, and look at the light from the screen reflected on the upturned faces of the members of the audience.

We are put on this planet only once, and to limit ourselves to the familiar is a crime against our minds.

It often strikes me that the actors in high school movies look too old.

Here's a notion: Peace in the Middle East would come about more easily if the region were governed by women.