14+ Andrew Sarris Quotes On Education, Society And Art

Andrew Sarris was an American film critic who was active from the 1950s to the 2010s. He was a major proponent of the auteur theory, which argued that a film's director is its primary creative force. He wrote for the Village Voice, New York Observer, and other publications, and was a major influence on the development of American film criticism. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Andrew Sarris on education, life, society.

I've always said to people that auteurism is nice, but it's hypothetical, and gradually you learn how much or how little influence different directors had. — Andrew Sarris

The emotional elevation of the film is due in no small measure to the extraordinarily engaging performances of Anne Bancroft as the wife-mother-mistress, Dustin Hoffman as the lumbering Lancelot, and Katherine Ross as his fair Elaine. — Andrew Sarris

It is cynicism, and not idealism, that is generally the mark of youthful immaturity, or rather it is the cynic who is generally the most foolish romantic. — Andrew Sarris

Hitchcock is the most-daring avant-garde film-maker in America today. — Andrew Sarris

Lemon Tree is well worth seeing as a first-class artistic achievement bridging two civilizations. — Andrew Sarris

Movies are as old as psychoanalysis. So if I were to put you or anyone else on a couch and say, 'Tell me your favorite movies,' it would be a way of psychoanalyzing you. — Andrew Sarris

I was a solipsist and a narcissist and much too arrogant. I have a lot more compassion now, but it took a long time. — Andrew Sarris

I hate to go out on a limb after only one viewing, but Nashville strikes me as Altman's best film, and the most exciting dramatic musical since Blue Angel. — Andrew Sarris

I'm afraid you can't create tragedy out of abnormal psychology. — Andrew Sarris

I never argue with people about movies. — Andrew Sarris

Tokyo Sonata speaks to us, with feeling and passion, as one of the most eloquent statements on the world today that we are likely to see in this moviegoing year. — Andrew Sarris

The Window is not without a certain visual spell that makes it a first-rate artistic achievement. — Andrew Sarris

There's a part of me that looks beyond everything now. — Andrew Sarris

Lola Montes is, in my unhumble opinion, the greatest film of all time, and I am willing to stake my critical reputation, such as it is, on this one proposition above all others. — Andrew Sarris

Life Lessons by Andrew Sarris

1. Andrew Sarris emphasized the importance of a director's personal style and vision in film and championed the auteur theory, which argued that the director is the primary author of a film.
2. He also argued that films should be judged by their artistic merit rather than their commercial success or adherence to genre conventions.
3. His work encouraged film critics to look beyond the surface of a film and focus on the director's creative choices and artistic vision.