Key Quote by Todd Haynes

I think test screening works at its best when the audience knows what it's getting.

— Barry Levinson

Ideally, I'd prefer never having to be in a test-screening environment. Some famous director said "The group is smart, the individuals are stupid," about…

— Tamara Jenkins

I think test screenings with an audience are useful because they have no dog in the fight, they just say how they feel.

— Brian Helgeland

I got tired of asking people to do stuff and waiting on results, so I just took it into my own hands.

— William Singe

Screening is an invaluable part of the process, obviously, having test screening and you definitely learn something.

— Bryan Burk

I've had to learn kind of sense when the questions would be coming and be ready to handle them. There's a lot of education…

— Larry Wall

I just want to keep things going. I just love testing myself.

— Ryan Sheckler

When you start using test audiences, it becomes more scientific than it is about the work itself, and that's boring.

— Amanda Seyfried

I try to create work that doesn't make viewers feel they're being spoken down to, so they feel open participation.

— Jeff Koons

I hoped there would be a better process. But it is final -- I will not participate .

— Abdullah Abdullah

I find that after a screening, people really want to come and tell you what they feel.

— Tom Hooper

I believe in the value of test screenings.

— David Nutter