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Paul Schrader

"I still think like a critic, and I still analyze films like a critic. However, it's not possible to write criticism if you're making films."

Paul Schrader, American Director
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"I still think like a critic, and I still analyze films like a critic. However, it's not possible to write criticism if you're making films."

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"The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are deeply, deeply insulting. That reviewer took no time to really read the book."

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