The romance of movies is not just in those stories and those people on the screen but in the adolescent dream of meeting others who feel as you do about what you’ve seen.
Interpretation
Movies evoke a shared emotional experience that connects people beyond the screen.
Pauline Kael suggests that the allure of cinema extends beyond just the narratives and characters portrayed. It lies in the collective experience and emotional resonance shared among audiences, where individuals connect with each other through their reactions and feelings toward the film, creating a sense of community around these shared dreams and experiences.
In practice
During a film discussion panel, to highlight the emotional connections formed through cinema.
I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.
We read critics for the perceptions, for what they tell us that we didn't fully grasp when we saw the work. The judgments we can usually make for ourselves.
The worst thing about movie-making is that it's like life: nobody can go back to correct the mistakes.
It seems likely that many of the young who don't wait for others to call them artists, but simply announce that they are, don't have the patience to make art.
Imagining [The Wizard of Oz] without Judy Garland is a bit like dancing on wet cement: you can do it, but why would you want to?
What this generation was bred to at television's knees was not wisdom, but cynicism.
No matter how close to personal experience a story might be, inevitably you are going to get to a part that isn't yours and, actually, whether it happened or not becomes irrelevant. It is all about choosing the right words.
A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching up to expectations. As you become more famous, people come and expect to hear something extraordinary, so you don't want to disappoint them. I feel this sense of responsibility.
Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song.
When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.
Joao Gilberto on guitar could read a newspaper and sound good.
I just genuinely feel that that's what you do when you're an artist: You stick up for the people around you.
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