I am informed that 5,000 cockroaches were used in the filming of Joe's Apartment. That depresses me, but not as much as the news that none of them were harmed during the production.

I am grateful for the gifts of intelligence, love, wonder and laughter. You can't say it wasn't interesting.

Why is it that English, drama and music teachers are most often recalled as our mentors and inspirations? Maybe because artists are rarely members of the popular crowd.

If there is such a thing as a lock on an Oscar nomination, ... Hoffman has one.

The Academy is paranoid about its image.

They're not trying to prevent Hollywood from making movies. They're asking that the most powerful image-building machinery in the world stop grinding out killer dykes and twisted homo sex fiends as if sexual orientation had anything to do with criminal behavior.

Skateboarding is forever, and things like college and girls only ruin an endlessly savored adolescence.