I’m Frequently Asked Why I Don’t Write

Citizen Kane Is Perhaps The One American Talking Picture That Seems As Fresh Now As The Day It Opened. It May Seem Even Fresher.

If You're Afraid Of Movies That Excite Your Senses, You're Afraid Of Movies.

The First Prerogative Of An Artist In Any Medium Is To Make A Fool Of Himself.

Movies Are Our Cheap And Easy Expression, The Sullen Art Of Displaced Persons.

An Avidity For More Is Built Into The Love Of Movies. Something Else Is Built In: You Have To Be Open To The Idea Of Getting Drunk On Movies. (being Able To Talk About Movies With Someone -- To Share The Giddy High Excitement You Feel -- Is Enough For A Friendship.