Performance Quote by Stephen J. Dubner

“ [When asked if he had ever learned anything about his work from film criticism] No. To see a film once and write a…

— Stanley Kubrick

It's hard to see a film one time and really "get it," and write fully and intelligently about it. That's a review. That's not…

— Richard Linklater

If people are reacting to films based on their degree of success or failure, then they're not really looking at the movie. I don't…

— Matt Dillon

In private some critics have come up to me afterwards and told me they honestly enjoyed the movie. Then they'd tell me that they're…

— Joe Pantoliano

Every writer's got to pay some attention, I suppose, to what his critics say because theirs is a reflection of what the audience feels…

— Edward Albee

If I hadn't refused Ken Russell, Fellini and Spielberg and made their movies when they asked me, my life would be no different. It…

— Klaus Kinski

Movie criticism is very subjective and everyone has the right to voice their opinion. You go to a movie and decide whether you like…

— Mani Ratnam

I'm not accustomed to doing films without seeing the script. There are certain people that are auteurs, and you accept them regardless of whether…

— John Hurt

The filmmaker should make it, and then the critic should interpret it, period. If the director goes in there and starts telling you exactly…

— Joseph M. Kahn

Well, you don't make any demands to Steven Spielberg.

— Shia LaBeouf

When someone like Steven Spielberg, the godfather of cinema, comes to you like, 'No, you got this. I trust you, I hired you' -…

— Mike Faist

I'm not going to read reviews like, "I have to do these things." Any good criticism makes you think about your own films and…

— Ramin Bahrani