I do not fear death. I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear.

An honest bookstore would post the following sign above its 'self-help' section: 'For true self-help, please visit our philosophy, literature, history and science sections, find yourself a good book, read it, and think about it.

When I go to the movies, one of my strongest desires is to be shown something new. I want to go to new places, meet new people, have new experiences. When I see Hollywood formulas mindlessly repeated, a little something dies inside of me: I have lost two hours to boors who insist on telling me stories I have heard before.

It is human nature to look away from illness. We don't enjoy a reminder of our own fragile mortality.

My motto: 'No good movie is depressing. All bad movies are depressing.'

The film argues to the young that the old were young once, too, and contain within them all that the young know, and more.

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.