I know as a critic I'm required to have a well-armored heart. I must be a cynical wise guy to show my great sophistication. No pushover, me.

I like smart movies about smart people, and enjoy it when most of the facts are on the table and we can contemplate them together.

I think most people are more susceptible to prejudice than to reason.

I'm told we movie critics praise movies that are long and boring.

If Hollywood stars speak out, so do all sorts of other people. Now Hollywood stars can get a better hearing.

If you can act as if something is true, in a sense that makes it true.

If you find an occupation you love and spend your entire life working at it, is that enough?

If your religion doesn't respect the rights of other religions, it is lacking something.

In Hollywood, 'under development' means 'all I have is the title.'

In the world of acting, many are thin but few are talented.

It does seem true that a lot of people will do anything, however humiliating, for fame.

It is hard enough to be good at all, but to be good in comedy speaks for your character.

It is not enough for a movie to be righteous. It must also be watchable.

It is quite possible for the vulgar to be funny, but to succeed, it must rise to a certain genius.

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

It is universally agreed that Jean Renoir was one of the greatest of all directors, and he was also one of the warmest and most entertaining.

It often strikes me that the actors in high school movies look too old.

It's easier to identify with loss than love, because we have had so much more experience of it.

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

It's the same the world over. A Hollywood production comes to town, and the locals all turn movie crazy.