Pauline Kael Quotes

It's a sad thing to contemplate, but I'm the last surviving cast member of 'The African Queen.'

There is nothing quite like 'The Night of the Hunter'. I have never seen a film to which it can be fairly compared.

I want to be in movies that stand the test of time.

'Once Upon a Time in the West' is one of my favorite films.

Buster Keaton's 'The General,' from 1927, I think is still one of the great films of all time.

'Menace II Society' itself was a groundbreaking film. It's definitely going to go in the vaults of classics in all of cinema. The Hughes Brothers created an incredible project. Just gave the world something a little different than what we had seen in previous films in that same genre.

'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' is one of the greatest films of all time.

I like a lot of classic movies, like, for example, 'Citizen Kane', James Dean movies, etc, etc.

As a filmmaker, you aspire to want to make movies that can hopefully stand the test of time, but you never know when that will happen or if that will happen.

Sometimes a movie encapsulates a period or a moment in all of our lives in such a way that it never dies.

I think The Exorcist is the best American horror movie ever made. Friedkin was at the top of his game.

In the movies, Bette Davis lights two cigarettes and hands the second one to James Cagney. It was just so glamorous and romantic.

'To Kill a Mockingbird' represents Hollywood at its very finest, when a popular film could truly contain a message. It has one of the most moving scores of all time.

'Midnight Cowboy' is an exquisite piece of filmmaking. It's insane.

I personally think 'Chimes of Midnight' is a much better film than 'Citizen Kane.'

'Bambi' is an amazing film, and when you watch it today, it's just as beautiful. It's timeless. It's just as beautiful today as it was back then.

Very few movies remain in public memory as landmark films, and I want to see whether '3 Idiots' will be up there with some of the wonderful films that have come out of this country... Hopefully, we'll come to know in a few years whether it can become one of the great films.

Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.

My favorite movie ever is 'Bicycle Thieves.'

'Notorious' is a masterwork. I can watch it every day.

I mean, everyone says Citizen Kane. It isn't that great, anyway. And Orson Welles I knew well, of course. He made other incredible films that no one would let him make, which were much better than Citizen Kane, really.

The British 'A Night to Remember' is so beautifully done and so well-constructed.

It's a required part of your film history to know who Woody is. His movies are so wonderful, and not just funny but so insightful about human behavior.

I guess being French, I love Hollywood. I love Hollywood movies. Joseph Mankiewicz's 'All About Eve.' 'Mildred Pierce.'

'Beatrice Cenci' was an amazing film. If it were released today it'd win Best Picture. It's so well done, it's so contemporary, and the filmmaking is so smart.