Quote Archive for: May 3, 2002 to Jun 8, 2002
"Whether they find a life there or not, I think Jupiter should be called an enemy planet."
- one of Jack Handy's Deep Thoughts
"I think we need a word for 'films-that-make-114-million-in-3-days' besides 'blockbuster'- how about 'Stanleeisonebadmotherbuster'?"
- the mysterious Editor for the Brunching Shuttlecocks
"I do not do horse races. Whether we beat Spider-Man or not is irrelevant."
- George Lucas
"I see film as a visual medium with a musical accompaniment, and dialogue is a raft that goes on with it. I create films that way - very visually - and the dialogue's not what's important"
"When I first got my job I thought five years was about as long as anyone could do it. But I have never tired of going to the movies, and even in a bad one you can see people trying and failing, which can be almost as interesting as seeing them trying and succeeding. When a truly great movie comes along, it cheers me up for weeks."
"Not see Episode Two? Not an option. I have an eight-foot cardboard Darth Vader looming over my apartment, for God's sake."
"I think we're going to have to face facts: The 22 page pamphlet-style of comics is a terminal format. Who the hell would want to pay $3 for a 22 page comic? It's insane."
"It's what I tell people who want to 'save the planet' ... the planet's doing fine, it's saving yourself you have to worry about."
"There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't."
- unknown, via Dori Smith