The critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.

Quote by Pauline Kael

Topics: Criticism Quotes, Information Quotes

A mistake in judgment isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment is

A mistake in judgment isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment is

Trash has given us an appetite for art.

Trash has given us an appetite for art.

The critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.

The critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.

Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in...

Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in...

The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of...

The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of...

Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in...

Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in...

A mistake in judgment isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment is.

A mistake in judgment isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment is.

It seems likely that many of the young who don't wait for others to call...

It seems likely that many of the young who don't wait for others to call...

Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have...

Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have...

Citizen Kane is perhaps the one American talking picture that seems as fresh now as...

Citizen Kane is perhaps the one American talking picture that seems as fresh now as...

A book might be written on the injustice of the just.

A book might be written on the injustice of the just.

This movie is a toupee made up to look like honest baldness.

This movie is a toupee made up to look like honest baldness.

Kevin Costner has feathers in his hair and feathers in his head. The Indians should...

Kevin Costner has feathers in his hair and feathers in his head. The Indians should...

In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is...

In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is...

One of the surest signs of the Philistine is his reverence for the superior tastes...

One of the surest signs of the Philistine is his reverence for the superior tastes...

I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization...

I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization...

The words Kiss Kiss Bang Bang which I saw on an Italian movie poster, are...

The words Kiss Kiss Bang Bang which I saw on an Italian movie poster, are...

The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is outgrossing my films.

The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is outgrossing my films.

It was closer to manual labor than shooting a film. I always think of something...

It was closer to manual labor than shooting a film. I always think of something...

I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out...

I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out...