The Academy is paranoid about its image.

Because of the rush of human knowledge, because of the digital revolution, I have a voice, and I do not need to scream.

Socrates told us, "the unexamined life is not worth living." I think he's calling for curiosity, more than knowledge. In every human society at all times and at all levels, the curious are at the leading edge.

Valentines Day is being marketed as a Date Movie. I think its more of a First-Date Movie. If your date likes it, do not date that person again. And if you like it, there may not be a second date.

Low self esteem involves imagining the worst that other people can think about you.

It is universally agreed that Jean Renoir was one of the greatest of all directors, and he was also one of the warmest and most entertaining.

Movies are not about moving, but about whether to move.