I think most people are more susceptible to prejudice than to reason. And the parrots of talk radio are just sending out the same stuff. When I look at my e-mails, I see the same Limbaugh rhetoric; apparently, people don't have any ideas of their own. And there's just this drumroll of anti-progressive thought.

It is human nature to look away from illness. We don't enjoy a reminder of our own fragile mortality. That's why writing on the Internet has become a lifesaver for me. My ability to think and write have not been affected. And on the Web, my real voice finds expression.

People send me e-mails saying, "You're a movie critic. You don't know anything about politics." Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since I was on my daddy's knee. During the 1948 election, we were praying for Truman. I know a lot about politics.

Oh, here comes Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and Jimmy Smits!

It has been said that the reason we establish relationships is to assure ourselves of a witness to our lives.

A truly strong woman will choose a stong man who disagrees with her over a weak one who goes along.

The movie "Ed Wood," about the worst director of all time, was made to prepare us for "Stargate."