“I dislike The Exorcist, and I found it a warning sign of the dangers in a furious cinematic talent putting the audience through it (a Hitchcock phrase) without purpose, or without the nagging moral anxiety that activated Hitch. You see, I don't think William Friedkin believes in the Devil, or cares about him. I think he found exorcism a pretext for a gross-out and he calculated there was an audience for it, or a crowd ready to be challenged. Maybe I'm too much of an atheist to stand religion being so thrashed.” ThinkingBelieveCareFilmPurposeFoundMoralAudienceToo MuchTalentDangerReadyAnxietyDevilHollywoodAtheistCrowdsPhrasesWarningDislikeGrossFuriousPretextCinematicHitchcockNaggingExorcismExorcistWarning Signs Author:Edward Jay Epstein
“I'd rather an audience like me than dislike me, but I'd rather they disliked me than be apathetic, because that is the kiss of death.” AudienceKissingLike MeDislikeApatheticKiss Of DeathDislike Me Book:Blood Memory Source: Blood Memory
“In order to inhabit a villain, you mustn't care what the audience think of you. That's not why you are there. You mustn't care for a second whether the audience likes you or dislikes you. Your villain has to be way beyond that.” ThinkingWayCareOrderAudienceLikesDislikeVillainThink Of You Author:Ben Kingsley
“You're not going to stay in business, the business of making movies very long because you need the resources in order to keep going. So you have to try and find a niche audience or some kind of audience that has the same likes, dislikes and aesthetic sensibilities that you have.” NeedsTryingKindLongOrderAudienceResourcesLikesKeep GoingDislikeAestheticSensibilityNiche Author:George Lucas