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)