No movie has ever been able to provide a catharsis for the Holocaust, and I suspect none will ever be able to provide one for 9/11. Such subjects overwhelm art.

But the fact is, most people are not going to be rich someday.

They're not trying to prevent Hollywood from making movies. They're asking that the most powerful image-building machinery in the world stop grinding out killer dykes and twisted homo sex fiends as if sexual orientation had anything to do with criminal behavior.

It's rare to find a film that goes for broke and says, 'To hell with the consequences.'

What I believe is that all clear-minded people should remain two things throughout their lifetimes: Curious and teachable.

To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.

I begin to feel like I was in the last generation of Americans who took a civics class.