Art is the closest we can come to understanding how a stranger really feels.

The problem with being sure that God is on your side is that you can't change your mind, because God sure isn't going to change His.

We feel the same emotions for our ideas as we do for the real world, which is why we can cry while reading a book, or fall in love with movie stars.

Well, we're all dying in increments. I don't mind people knowing what I look like, but I don't want them thinking I'm dying.

Of what use is freedom of speech to those who fear to offend?

People send me e-mails saying, "You're a movie critic. You don't know anything about politics." Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since I was on my daddy's knee. During the 1948 election, we were praying for Truman. I know a lot about politics.

Teaching prejudice to a child is itself a form of bullying. You've got to be taught to hate.