"The solemnity of the annual Nobel ceremonies in……" — Vincent Canby
"The solemnity of the annual Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm with the cheerful bad taste of the grand opening of a shopping center in Los Angeles."
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17 Quotes by Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby has 17 quotes on this site.
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Radio wasn't outside our lives. It coincided with and helped to shape our childhood and adolescence. As we slogged toward…
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Hack fiction exploits curiosity without really satisfying it or making connections between it and anything else in the world.
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Good fiction reveals feeling, refines events, locates importance and, though its methods are as mysterious as they are varied, intensifies…
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It is guaranteed to put all teeth on edge, including George Washington's, wherever they might be.
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Horror need not always be a long-fanged gentleman in evening clothes or a dismembered corpse or a doctor who keeps…
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In this land of unlimited opportunity, a place where, to paraphrase Woody Allen, any man or woman can realize greatness…
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Confession: When I went to see The Empire Strikes Back I found myself glancing at my watch. The Force is…
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There's no doubt about it. Arcadia is Tom Stoppard's richest, most ravishing comedy to date, a play of wit, intellect,…
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Semi-Tough pokes fun in rambling fashion, but it is vulgar in intelligent ways and almost always amusing in its perceptions…
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Nothing in Death Hunt makes a great deal of sense, though the scenery is rugged and the snowscapes beautiful.
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Like Godard, Tati is also remarkably appreciative of the odd beauty that can be revealed in the shapes, patterns and…
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[His acting] remains forever fixed in a time that never dates.
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My father is an actor, so he brought me into his agency when I was young. It wasn't something I…
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I resent the fact that people in places like Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco believe that…
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I think the paparazzi might have chased me out of Los Angeles.
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If you've driven over to the gay section of Los Angeles, it's like a golf course... Real estate values go…
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Everything moves a little quicker in Los Angeles.
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When I went to Los Angeles right after high school, I got some acting jobs, and I never, ever wanted…
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