Film theory has nothing to do with film.

Sarah Palin lacked the preparation or temperament to be one heartbeat away from the presidency, but what she possessed in abundance was the ability to inflame political passions and energize the John McCain campaign with star quality.

You can't just tell actors, especially young ones, to 'act happy' and expect them to do it. They must in some essential way be happy.

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.

It does seem true that a lot of people will do anything, however humiliating, for fame.

The screenplay is so well-written in a scruffy, fanzine way that you want to rub noses in it - the noses of those zombie writers who take 'screenwriting' classes that teach them the formulas for 'hit films.'

We think of first love as sweet and valuable, a blessed if hazardous condition.