"a steady diet of mass culture is a form of deprivation."

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Source : Pauline Kael (1994). “For keeps”, E P Dutton

Pauline Kael

#Culture Quotes #Form Quotes #Mass Quotes

“I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy.”
“I had no taste for defeat â€” much less victory â€” without a fight.”
“I do consider myself to be something of a pretentious wanker.”
“Myspace hurts my eyes.”
“I never defended myself. Not once. I never said, "Excuse me? What gives you the right to insult and demean me?" I let them steal my dignity.”
“And every now and then people find the bugs, and they interpret those as cool failures in the Sims terms. For them it's like a treasure hunt, you know.”
“The war against terror is like a war against dandruff. It's a metaphor. It's not about anything.”
“Twelve years on sets watching directors, I've taken a bit from everybody and rejected a lot.”

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