Amy Heckerling

“Ace in the Hole, love that. This is one of those movies with an evil character that is so much fun. And Billy Wilder, another one of those people that had to leave Nazi Germany, come here, learn English, and learn to write in an entirely different language, and be a director, and be the best, most American director there ever was, 'cause he seemed to like it here. And Kirk Douglas, he makes such a great badass.”

“This is my friend Marty Brest's favorite movie. So amazing. The idea that people love you, they hate you, they love you, they hate you, and he made it so funny, and it's so heartbreaking.”

“What can you say about this one that hasn't been said before? This is the ultimate explanation of creativity, where it comes from, how it makes you a jerk, how wonderful it is, how ridiculous it is. It's somebody laying bare their soul and being more entertaining than anybody could ever be. Yes, cool. Yikes.”

“This is Mean Streets before Mean Streets and Scorsese will definitely tell you this was a big influence. About a bunch of schnorrers that are of the age when they should grow up, hanging around the neighborhood up to no good. Sadly lacking in Ronettes songs, but other than that, it's awesome.”

“That was a sick movie, but fun if you like pesticides to get high on.”

“Tokyo Story. This is the most heartbreaking, and you know, if you're somebody that is obsessed with World War II, and then wants to see what happened afterwards, and what was life like, and how do people get over such a devastating jolt, and the beginning of a completely different world when, you know, youth and modernism are just kicking out all the old ways and the older people, and it's just completely heartbreaking. And the daughter-in-law character, who is the one nice person amongst all the children, is just amazing. She will blow your mind. Anyhow, this is, this is an awesome movie everybody has to see.”

“Oh, M. Peter Lorre, one of the best actors in the universe. When he is caught by the thieves and has his speech, like, "M! M!" and you just go, oh my God, you can understand the worst behavior because, you know, he makes you understand it.”