Don't get obsessed with not liking a movie.

The world's religions, for all their parochialism, did supply a kind of consolation for this great ache. This shattering recognition of our mortality is at the root of far more mental illness than I suspect even psychiatrists are aware.

How does anybody ever think of anything?

Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous.

One does not have to make Frank Capra movies to like people.

A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper.

Either you care, or you don't. There's no in-between. And if you care, then go all of the way.