No director in human history has ever made or will ever make worse movies. Warhol makes Ed Wood look like Ingmar Bergman.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He mocks a director while praising his own work sharply.
- In plain terms
- He claims his movies are worse than bad ones.
- What can you take from it?
- Self-mockery can be a defense.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is self-deprecation honest or clever?
Another view
It dismisses actual craft and risk.
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