Any dramatic series the producers want us to take seriously as a representationof contemporary reality cannot be taken seriously as a representation ofanything - except a show to be ignored by anyone capable of sitting uprightin a chair and chewing gum simultaneously.
A movie star is not an artist, he is an art object. - Richard Schickel
A movie star is not an artist, he is an art object.
- Richard Schickel
A great novel is concerned primarily with the interior lives of its characters, as they respond to the inconvenient narratives that fate imposes on t… - Richard Schickel
A great novel is concerned primarily with the interior lives of its characters, as they respond to the inconvenient narratives that fate imposes on t…
That common cold of the male psyche, fear of commitment. - Richard Schickel
That common cold of the male psyche, fear of commitment.
The current moguls understand that true media power lies not in firing up our outrage, as Hearst did, but in befuddling it or tranquilizing it with n… - Richard Schickel
The current moguls understand that true media power lies not in firing up our outrage, as Hearst did, but in befuddling it or tranquilizing it with n…
Divorced, not loving their abandoned children as much as they loathe their former wives, directing a combination of need and hostility toward the wom… - Richard Schickel
Divorced, not loving their abandoned children as much as they loathe their former wives, directing a combination of need and hostility toward the wom…
Any dramatic series the producers want us to take seriously as a representationof contemporary reality cannot be taken seriously as a representation … - Richard Schickel
Any dramatic series the producers want us to take seriously as a representationof contemporary reality cannot be taken seriously as a representation …
Luck always favors the comely. - Richard Schickel
Luck always favors the comely.
The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective. - Richard Schickel
The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective.
There is a limbo of the lost through which American males of a certain age and status almost inevitably must pass these days. - Richard Schickel
There is a limbo of the lost through which American males of a certain age and status almost inevitably must pass these days.
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