It is important not to give the appearance of a predisposed mind. And it is more important not to let the mind become predisposed.
I don't want to be influenced by outside opinion.
It is not the task of a reader to please her subjects.
I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.
It is necessary to look at the results of observation objectively, because you, the experimenter, might like one result better than another.
Children are like men, the experience of others does not help them.
I don't pay attention to critics.
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.
One key to successful group decisions is getting people to pay much less attention to what everyone else is saying.
The fact is that you're never gonna believe any of the reviews, because the movie is to you what it is to you. No one's ever gonna sway you from what you feel about it.
But it seems that the judging maybe they shouldn't at least see the practices all week long. That can taint the way they go into the judging and the outlook of what's going to happen, instead of just watching those four minutes and judging on those minutes alone.
