TV executives think that the programs with the highest ratings are what TV viewers want, rather than what they settle for.
Pauline Kael (1919–2001) American movie critic
“Why Are Movies So Bad? Or, The Numbers” (23 Jun 1980)
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A mistake in judgment isn’t fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment is.
Pauline Kael (1919–2001) American movie critic
I Lost It at the Movies (1965)