In The Arts, The Critic Is The

Writers Who Go To Hollywood Still Follow The Classic Pattern: Either You Get Disgusted By 'them' And You Leave Or You Want The Money And You Become Them.

I’m Frequently Asked Why I Don’t Write My Memoirs. I Think I Have.

Really, It's Not People Who Don't Understand Us Who Drive Us Nuts—it's When Those Who Shouldn't, Do.

Good Movies Make You Care, Make You Believe In Possibilities Again. If Somewhere In The Hollywood-entertainment World Someone Has Managed To Break Through With Something That Speaks To You, Then It Isn’t All Corruption. The Movie Doesn’t Have To Be Great; It Can Be Stupid And Empty And You Can Still Have The Joy Of A Good Performance, Or The Joy In Just A Good Line. An Actor’s Scowl, A Small Subversive Gesture, A Dirty Remark That Someone Tosses Off With A Mock-innocent Face, And The World Makes A Little Bit Of Sense.

Imagining [the Wizard Of Oz] Without Judy Garland Is A Bit Like Dancing On Wet Cement: You Can Do It, But Why Would You Want To?