I am, beneath everything else, a fan. I was fixed in this mode as a young boy and am awed by people who take the risks of performance.

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

Not everyone needs to be slammed into a category and locked there.

Every great film should seem new every time you see it.

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

Samurai films, like westerns, need not be familiar genre stories. They can expand to contain stories of ethical challenges and human tragedy.

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