One sign of a great actor is when he can be alone by himself on the screen, doing almost nothing, and producing one of a film's defining moments.

We are poor mortals, but it dreams to us that we can fly.

My newspaper job … is my identity.

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

Many people believe the names of In 'n Out and Steak 'n Shake perfectly describe the contrast in bedroom techniques between the coast and the heartland.

If a movie is really working, you forget for two hours your Social Security number and where your car is parked. You are having a vicarious experience. You are identifying, in one way or another, with the people on the screen.

My favorite love scenes in movies don't involve passion, they involve nobility or sacrifice.