The Muse visits during the process of creation, not before.

Now I see that all relationships are virtual, even those that take place in person. Whether we use our bodies or a keyboard, it all comes down to two minds crying out from their solitude.

If Hollywood stars speak out, so do all sorts of other people. Now Hollywood stars can get a better hearing.

I like smart movies about smart people, and enjoy it when most of the facts are on the table and we can contemplate them together.

If there's anything I hate more than a stupid action comedy, it's an incompetent stupid action comedy. It's not so bad it's good. It's so bad it's nothing else but bad.

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.

No matter what they're charging to get in, it's worth more to get out.