“Moviegoers like to believe that those they have made stars are great actors. People used to say that Gary Cooper was a fine actor — probably because when they looked in his face they were ready to give him their power of attorney.”

—  Pauline Kael , book Movie Love

"Potency," review of Born on the Fourth of July (1990-01-22), p. 254.
Movie Love (1991)

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