A film is a terrible thing to waste.

It's the same the world over. A Hollywood production comes to town, and the locals all turn movie crazy.

One of the weapons Marvel used in its climb to comic-book dominance was a willingness to invent new characters at a dizzying speed. There are so many Marvel universes, indeed, that some superheroes do not even exist in one another's worlds, preventing gridlock.

Who was the real Hitchcock? I interviewed him once and haven't a clue.

Open-heart surgery is now part of a typical life experience for many people. Folks talk casually about 'having a stent put in,' as if they had their tires rotated.

Praise without merit is more harmful than unearned criticism.

Sometimes you only need to have a few words with a person to know you would like to have many more.