#review

Because I don't give the studios advanced quotes or an advanced look at my reviews. I think the readers deserve to read my reviews before the studios do. ↗

— Roger Ebert

#because #before #deserve #give #i

At the evident risk of seeming ridiculous, I want to begin by saying that I have tried for much of my life to write as if I was composing my sentences to be read posthumously. I hope this isn't too melodramatic or self-centred a way of saying that I attempt to write as if I did not care what reviewers said, what peers thought, or what prevailing opinions may be. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#death #independence #nadine-gordimer #writing #death

Review your work. You will find, if you are honest, that 90% of the trouble is traceable to loafing. ↗

— Ford Frick

#honest #loafing #review #traceable #trouble

Bad reviews come with everything. I've been getting them my whole life. ↗

— Will Friedle

#been #come #everything #getting #i

At early previews, the theater gossips are there, wishing you ill every night. They don't grant you any slack. Agents are in from Hollywood. Your friends are there. People who are going to spread the word-of-mouth. If something doesn't work, everyone will know. ↗

— Peter Stone

#any #early #every #every night #everyone

It's a fantastic review. Sixty percent of the American reviews are sensational, 20% are mixed, not so good. ↗

— Dino De Laurentiis

#fantastic #good #mixed #percent #review

It's like obituaries, when you die they finally give you good reviews. ↗

— Roger Maris

#finally #give #good #like #obituaries

Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use. ↗

— Mark Twain

#funny #humour #review #funny

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. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#book #deeply #insulting #ones #painful

We're reviewing everything to see how we can do it better, faster, and more efficiently. ↗

— David Neeleman

#efficiently #everything #faster #how #more