No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible.

Why do Greeks always open restaurants that fail?

I love love stories, no matter how dark.

Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark.

The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one's own.

[Shooting dance sequences on the streets of New York City gave the film a gritty realism.] Actual gang members were used for security, ... Some of them wanted to know how they could join the Sharks or the Jets.