It's easier to identify with loss than love, because we have had so much more experience of it.

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.

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.

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

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... I didn't always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.

Film has become a marketed commodity, and the opportunities and audiences for art cinema have grown smaller. There is a general downturn in cultural literacy, perhaps because of television.