But they still act as if there is no greater enemy than this slight woman with flowers in her hair.

She's a slight woman, with a firm, clear, but soft-spoken voice, a direct look and a ready smile.

I sailed through Junior and Senior High in the top performing concert bands and marched for four years with cymbals, snares and bass drums strapped to my slight frame. I loved it all.

Many of his movies are born from an image — of a spindly boy, a giant-brained extraterrestrial, a bug-eyed creature.

Then again, it’s porkier and requires fussing with a detached lens cap.