We cannot turn away,” Miss Woolf told her, “we must get on with our job and we must bear witness.” What did that mean, Ursula wondered. “It means,” Miss Woolf said, “that we must remember these people when we are safely in the futu

The great thing about celebrity culture is that they can't seem to stop themselves from displaying their ridiculous behaviour. I feel it's my job as a serious investigative journalist to witness all kinds of behaviour and then report back to the audience through the prism of my own anger and bitterness.

If you want to see how far we have not come from the cave and the woods, from the lonely and dangerous days of the prarie or the plain, witness the reaction of a modern suburban family, nearly ready for bed, when the doorbell rings or the door is rattled. They will stop where they stand, or sit bolt upright in their beds, as if a streak of pure lightning has passed through the house. Eyes wide, voices fearful, they will whisper to each other, "There's someone at the door," in a way that might make you believe they have always feared and anticipated this moment - that they have spent their lives being stalked.

As a result of these news stories, millions of people must have become aware of "niggardly," who otherwise would never have heard it, let alone thought to use it. If this is right, and the word has a new currency, it is probably not the currency I would wish for. The word's new lease of life is probably among manufacturers and retailers of sophomoric humor. I bet that even as I write, some adolescent boys, in the stairwell of some high school somewhere in America, are accusing each other of being niggardly, and sniggering at their own outrageous wit. I bet … Wait a minute. Sniggering? Oh, my God …

“It appears to me that they are trying to drum up another charge against Tyrone and at the same time make us witnesses against him at the grand jury. What that would do is get us disqualified as his counsel. I certainly hope that the judge sees through this and doesn't allow it to happen.”

“For someone who is used to the public eye, used to the pressure of speaking in public, who comes across well, who is able to look at the jury in the eye and tell them what she actually did, I think giving her an opportunity to take the witness stand could be very helpful.”

“He controlled the night in the city of Albany. Everything had to go through him, whether you were working with another agency, you had to go through him. If you wanted to make an arrest, you had to go through him, unless, of course, a cop witnessed a crime.”

“First-time users of video cameras tend to want to use the zoom [or] pan or tilt the camera and change the type of shot in the middle of an interview or while an action is taking place, forgetting to hold the shot long enough for it to be useful in the edit. At Witness, we are in the business of making technical challenges an art.”

“The fact that former President Joseph Estrada was taking the witness stand is a clear proof that due process has been strictly observed in his case. We call on all the sectors concerned to refrain from speculating as to the outcome of the trial and just let justice take its inexorable course.”

“When the opportunity came along to partner with Bob and Harvey on 'Transamerica' we jumped at the chance, ... Having produced ' Boys Don't Cry ' and witnessing Hillary Swank 's transformation, we were immediately struck by Felicity Huffman's jaw-dropping performance here. She is nothing short of fantastic.”