Reese Witherspoon is as cute as a button on Raggedy Ann's overalls, but irresistible raw sex appeal is not one of her qualities.

In the world of acting, many are thin but few are talented.

We can now have action movies with two stars where one might be African American and one might be Asian American. One of them doesn't have to be white, and the other one doesn't have to be the ethnic sidekick. We're way over that. And I think it's happening in society, too.

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

Exhilarating. Radical Grace moved me to tears with its portrayal of good people putting their beliefs into action in ways that transcend all ideological boundaries.

I lost faith in the Oscars the first year I was a movie critic - the year that Bonnie and Clyde didn't win.

You can't just tell actors, especially young ones, to 'act happy' and expect them to do it. They must in some essential way be happy.