"Incredible doc. I saw this back in March and still think about it regularly. Any tale of human perseverance in the face of crazy obstacles has my attention. (Loved “Free Solo” too, for the record.)"

"This was the first French—maybe the first foreign—film I ever saw, and, as it turned out, one of the most romantic. The notion of undying love labeled me forever, and I loved it."

"When I saw this at 17 Pasolini’s photography of Rome blasted open my ideas of Italy. I think Anna Magnani is the true face of Prada: hips, heels, laughing, crying, shouting, tragic, and terrifically beautiful."

"A college rock album with great melodic songs shrouded under fuzz which made it all the more powerful. I used to hitchhike places to see bands and I saw them perform. Their enjoyment felt genuine."

"There’s a movie called Billy Liar that Tom Courtenay is in, which I saw with Paul. It’s this guy who’s a daydreamer, and the movie goes deep into his daydreams and it’s so hilarious and bizarre."

"One of my friends gave me a hard time for liking this book when she saw my battered, much-loved copy out on the dining room table but I don't give a shit: this book bangs."