"In the end, all critics should be guided by this one principle: Is this piece of work [TV show, movie, play, concert, album, restaurant] succeeding at what it set out to do?"

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Source : "What to Watch: TV chat with Hank Stuever". Live chat, live.washingtonpost.com. January 28, 2016.

Hank Stuever

#Tv Shows Quotes #Play Quotes #Principles Quotes

“State propaganda, when supported by the educated classes and when no deviation is permitted from it, can have a big effect. It was a lesson learned by Hitler and many others, and it has been pursued to this day.”
“But I didn't ask to have somebody nose around in my private life. I didn't even ask to be famous. All I asked was to be able to earn a living making people laugh.”
“I am certain about what I will never do - but not about what my art will render.”
“When something has been perfect, there is a tendency to try hard to repeat it.”
“I will not stand here to be insulted by you, hedgepig," Mangiz fumed. "Then stand somewhere else and I'll insult you there, featherbag!!”
“I've spent most of my life living in cities where people are obsessed with looking down on people from everywhere else. You get so used to doing it that you start to believe it's simply what everyone does. It makes for an atmosphere of unwelcome that penetrates much of our modern life. It's a shame really because a couple days in Oklahoma will open your eyes to how much better it would be if the rest of the country was filled with a few more people from Oklahoma.”
“I have my own gym. When you do jokes and they sell, you get a gym.”
“There are certain restaurants where you should photograph the food rather than eat it. These are great places to bring a narcissistic boyfriend before you break up.”

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