Lebanon was at one time known as a nation that rose above sectarian hatred; Beirut was known as the Paris of the Middle East. All of that was blown apart by senseless religious wars, financed and exploited in part by those who sought power and wealth. If women had been in charge, would they have been more sensible? It's a theory.

It is reckless to make broad generalizations about any group of people.

We are put on this planet only once, and to limit ourselves to the familiar is a crime against our minds.

A young girl is possessed by a devil, and Constantine shouts, 'I need a mirror! Now! At least three feet high!' He can capture the demon in the mirror and throw it out the window, see, although you wonder why supernatural beings would have such low-tech security holes.

One of the gifts one movie lover can give another is the title of a wonderful film they have not yet discovered

I urgently advise hospitals: Do not make the DVD available to your patients; there may be an outbreak of bedpans thrown at TV screens.

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