American literature Quote by Sinclair Lewis

“In America, film is the highest form of art that the public aspires to. People will come to me and say ‘Oh, your book…

— Orson Scott Card

Over time I began to realize that the level of cinema criticism in the last part of XX century in the United States was…

— George Lucas

For years, I had heard about the lack of interest in literature in the U.S. and I had complained about it. I failed to…

— Rita Dove

Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made that diminish the American experience and example. And sometimes…

— Charlton Heston

As much as we'd like to believe that our work is great and that we're infallible, we're not. Hollywood movies are made for the…

— Harold Ramis

For years, I had heard about the lack of interest in literature in the U.S. and I had complained about the lack of respect…

— Rita Dove

In this age of consumerism film criticism all over the world - in America first but also in Europe - has become something that…

— Wim Wenders

The 'low' quality of many American films, and of much American popular culture, induces many art lovers to support cultural protectionism. Few people wish…

— Tyler Cowen

The boundaries between contemporary art and cinema are so rigid. It's unbelievable. The film critics don't know my artwork and the art world doesn't…

— Agnes Varda

. . . you [film critics] always overstress the value of images. You judge films in the first place by their visual impact instead…

— Orson Welles

The United States and Turkey are the only two countries that don't have some kind of subsidy for the Arts. The whole culture in…

— Alex North

The film culture has no room for ideas. The literary culture has some room, but not less than they should, and the academic culture…

— Richard Linklater