If you use Hollywood as the test tissue for mankind, what could the prognosis be? - Pauline Kael - Quotesmemo.com

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I'm not sure what it would mean to have "made it. " Made what? Yes, I can make a decent living in show business, so if that's the criteria, then I've made it. But that doesn't feel that important to me. The stuff that matters to me are the new challenges. I know that sounds hokey, but it's true.

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Pauline Kael

If you use Hollywood as the test tissue for mankind, what could the prognosis be?

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If there is any test that can be applied to movies, it's that the good ones never make you feel virtuous.

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