Horror fans are a particular breed. They analyze films with such detail and expertise that I am reminded of the Canadian literary critic Northrup Frye, who approached literature with similar archetypal analysis.

Sometimes, it's all about the casting.

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.

Of all the purposes of education, I think the most useful is this: It prepares you to keep yourself entertained. It gives you a better chance of an interesting job.

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

The Last Airbender is an agonizing experience in every category I can think of and others still waiting to be invented.

Artists are rarely members of the popular crowd.