Citizen Kane is perhaps the one American talking picture that seems as fresh now as the day it opened. It may seem even fresher. – Pauline Kael
It seems likely that many of the young who dont wait for others to call them artists, but simply announce that they are, dont have the patience to make art. – Pauline Kael
I think movies do play a valuable role in turning people on to the act of reading. I think that phenomenon just creates readers. At first theyre going to love Harry Potter, or they may love The Hunger Games, but after that, theyre going to love the act of reading and wonder, What else can I read? – Gary Ross
Theres this index that tallies up how much your movies have made, and if they havent grossed a certain amount, then youre not bankable. I know Im not Will Smith but, you know, my rankings pretty low. The only studio picture Ive done is Zodiac, and that didnt perform that well. – Chloe Sevigny