A Steady Diet Of Mass Culture Is

Movies, Far More Than The Traditional Arts, Are Tied To Big Money. Without A Few Independent Critics, There's Nothing Between The Public And The Advertisers.

The First Prerogative Of An Artist In Any Medium Is To Make A Fool Of Himself.

It's Sometimes Discouraging To See All Of A Director's Movies, Because There's So Much Repetition. The Auteurists Took This To Be A Sign Of A Director's Artistry, That You Could Recognize His Movies. But It Can Also Be A Sign That He's A Hack.

Moviemaking Is So Male-dominated Now That They Think They’re Being Pro-feminine When They Have Women Punching Each Other Out.

One Of The Surest Signs Of The Philistine Is His Reverence For The Superior Tastes Of Those Who Put Him Down.