Blockbusters run the mainstream industry. We may never again have a decade like the 1970s, when directors were able to find such freedom.

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.

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.

I begin to feel like most Americans don't understand the First Amendment, don't understand the idea of freedom of speech, and don't understand that it's the responsibility of the citizen to speak out.

If a movie isn't a hit right out of the gate, they drop it. Which means that the whole mainstream Hollywood product has been skewed toward violence and vulgar teen comedy.

Many thrillers follow such reliable formulas that you can look at what's happening and guess how much longer a film has to run.