“Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it.”

“I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood.”

“I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.”

“The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.”

“Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose.”

“You've got to keep fighting-you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”