There's nothing like impending death to rouse you from existential boredom.

An actress should never, ever, be asked to run beside a van in red disco boots for more than about half a block, and then only if her child is being kidnapped.

Here's how much I know about hockey. Mike Royko and I were in a tiny bar one winter night, and the radio kept reporting goals by the Blackhawks. I mentioned how frequently the team was scoring. 'You're listening to the highlights,' Royko observed.

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

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.

Start. Don’t look back. If at the end it doesn’t meet your hopes, start again. Now you know more about your hopes.

No good movie is too long and no bad movie is short enough.