Television represents what happens to a medium when the artists have no power and the businessmen are in full, unquestioned control.
Pauline KaelRobert Redford ... has turned almost alarmingly blond-he's gone past platinum, he must be into plutonium; his hair is coordinated with his teeth.
Pauline KaelIf there's anything to learn from the history of movies, it's that corruption leads to further corruption, not to innocence.
Pauline Kaelif you think it so easy to be a critic, so difficult to be a poet or a painter or film experimenter, may I suggest you try both? You may discover why there are so few critics, so many poets.
Pauline Kael