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I don't like to write like god. it is only because you never do it, though, that the critics think you can't do it.
-Ernest Hemingway
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I Don't Like To Write Like God.

Ernest Hemingway
I don't like to write like god. it is only because you never do it, though, that the critics think you can't do it.
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I read reviews of critics i respect and feel i can learn something from. right now there are a lot of bottom-feeder critics who just have access to a computer and don't necessarily have an academic or cinema background that i can detect, so i tend to ignore that and stay with the same top-tier critics that i've come to respect. i like reading a good review - it doesn't have to be favorable, but a well-thought-out one - because i very much appreciate the relationship of directors and critics.
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Any negative review you write, they'll say, "oh, you're being so mean." i think the problem with a lot of criticism is that too many critics either write just description or they write in a mandarin jargon that only a handful of people can understand, or they write happy criticis - everything is good that they write about. i think that's really not good. i think it's damaged a lot of our critical voices.
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What is sin? it is the glory of god not honored. the holiness of god not reverenced. the greatness of god not admired. the power of god not praised. the truth of god not sought. the wisdom of god not esteemed. the beauty of god not treasured. the goodness of god not savored. the faithfulness of god not trusted. the commandments of god not obeyed. the justice of god not respected. the wrath of god not feared. the grace of god not cherished. the presence of god not prized. the person of god not loved. that is sin.
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People think i'm against critics because they are negative to my work. that's not what bothers me. what bothers me is they didn't see the work. i have seen critics print stuff about stuff i cut out of the film before we ran it. so don't tell me about critics.
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