"When we reopened Film Forum in a new theater, in 1990, this is the one I chose as the opening attraction for the repertory screen. One viewing will explain why."

"What else? Waiting for Guffman! Stop already, right? Christopher Guest and all of his tomfoolery. Of course, there was Spinal Tap, but in more recent years…I think the storyline of [Guffman] was so relatable to any actor who’s ever done community theater in their hometown. Here were all these egos, in a small town, where it just didn’t matter. I come from Indiana, and when you’re doing stage productions in high school, or in your community theater, or on the college stage, you think you’re Broadway bound, for sure. You’re all going to be stars! It’s delusional theater, is what it is. But that whole cast of people, having their basic storyline, and then vamping on their own brilliance, was just golden. Just golden."

"Number four would be Grease, which I saw ten times in the movie theater [and recently]; Paul [Soter] had never seen it, so we went to a revival when it came out again."

"The people, the love of theater, the red room at Christmas, the terror of Bishop Vergerus, the mystery of Ismael. And the documentaries! Seeing Bergman quietly direct and set blocking: a master class."

"Terry Gilliam again, one of the best to ever do it. I think this film blew people’s minds when it came out. I wish I’d been able to see this one in a theater."

"Don’t know why he works on me, but he does. Saw Life Aquatic in a theater but was oblivious before that. Didn’t know you were allowed to go for the internal laugh before this."

"Don’t know why he works on me, but he does. Saw Life Aquatic in a theater but was oblivious before that. Didn’t know you were allowed to go for the internal laugh before this."

"Don’t know why he works on me, but he does. Saw Life Aquatic in a theater but was oblivious before that. Didn’t know you were allowed to go for the internal laugh before this."