The secret to film is that it's an illusion.

The secret to film is that it's an illusion.

In the 1930s people went to see films not just to be entertained or to escape the dreariness of their read more

In the 1930s people went to see films not just to be entertained or to escape the dreariness of their workaday lives but to gain an education, to see the world, to learn table manners and interior decoration, how to dress, kiss, to laugh and cry, how to react to tragedy and happiness, how to be brave, evil and good.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and read more

Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.

It struck me that the movies had spent more than half a century saying, "They lived happily ever after" and read more

It struck me that the movies had spent more than half a century saying, "They lived happily ever after" and the following quarter-century warning that they'll be lucky to make it through the weekend. Possibly now we are now entering a third era in which the movies will be sounding a note of cautious optimism: You know it just might work.

So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?

So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

When I look at the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

When I look at the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives read more

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.