One difference between film noir and more straightforward crime pictures is that noir is more open to human flaws and likes to embed them in twisty plot lines.

I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do.

Because I don't give the studios advanced quotes or an advanced look at my reviews. I think the readers deserve to read my reviews before the studios do.

We must try to contribute joy to the world.

Someone once said the fundamental reason we get married is because have a universal human need for a witness.

I don't require movies to be about good people, and I don't reject screen violence.

When I am writing my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be.