“has been in the movies for 45 years-although one would never guess, looking at her. [Throughout her career,] she has epitomized femininity and intellectuality in the Italian cinema.”
“[Sporting a stubbly beard and buzz cut, Statham says that he shares some qualities with his character.] I like his suits, ... I like the style of him, but he's a character created by Luc Besson. He's a very internal guy. I'm not. I'm a little bit more expressive and I like a bit of fun.”
“[The cemetery shows the fleetingness of fame and wealth. Anyone remember John Finley, a Princeton politics professor who was also editor in chief of The New York Times until he retired in 1938? Mr. Sutphen pointed out the modest tombstone of Howard T. Behrman, 1912-1985:] He gave $20 million to Princeton University and I bet no one even looks at this. ... Monuments getting bigger.”
“I have no problem with the fact that people don't see the film or don't like it, because there is as many people out there who love it. Everybody has their opinion — and some people are wrong.”
“The concept has promise, but, as often happens in Mr. Gilliam's movies, the narrative gets gummed up with his labored surrealism. ? The movie ? has some interesting visual imagery (including gratuitous bugs), but any one of the old wives the Grimm brothers interviewed was a better storyteller.”
