"Pixar is the first studio that is a movie star."

"It is human nature to look away from illness. We don't enjoy a reminder of our own fragile mortality. That's why writ…"

"I had a colonoscopy once, and they let me watch it on TV. It was more entertaining than The Brown Bunny."

"One of the remarkable things about Russ Meyer's films is that they continue to live and play, long after the other wo…"

"When I think about the kinds of movies that make me cry, that make tears come to my eyes, I usually don't think about…"

"Of what use is freedom of speech to those who fear to offend?"

"Art is the closest we can come to understanding how a stranger really feels."

"Well, what is a political film? A film about politicians? Or a film about issues — sexism, racism, the environment, n…"

"Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized nightly."

"Magnolia is a film of sadness and loss, of lifelong bitterness, of children harmed and adults destroying themselves. …"