Trash Has Given Us An Appetite For

When I See Those Ads With The Quote 'you'll Have To See This Picture Twice,' I Know It's The Kind Of Picture I Don't Want To See Once.

Mcluhanism And The Media Have Broken The Back Of The Book Business; They've Freed People From The Shame Of Not Reading. They've Rationalized Becoming Stupid And Watching Television.

Moviegoers Like To Believe That Those They Have Made Stars Are Great Actors. People Used To Say That Gary Cooper Was A Fine Actor Probably Because When They Looked In His Face They Were Ready To Give Him Their Power Of Attorney.

An Artist Must Either Give Up Art Or Develop.

There Seems To Be An Assumption That If You're Offended By Movie Brutality, You Are Somehow Playing Into The Hands Of The People Who Want Censorship. But This Would Deny Those Of Us Who Don't Believe In Censorship The Use Of The Only Counter-balance: The Freedom Of The Press To Say That There's Anything Conceivably Damaging In These Films - The Freedom To Analyze Their Implications. How Can People Go On Talking About The Dazzling Brilliance Of Movies And Not Notice That The Directors Are Sucking Up To The Thugs In The Audience?