“Even if it sounds pretentious, which it isn't-I've found it artistically challenging to produce a monologue that is filled with laughter and ideas. It's a tough thing to pull off, but satire is better if it has conviction behind it.”
Ben Elton
“It is not pretentious. It just gives you the feeling you could do it yourself.”
Michel Gondry
“Hopefully I've done it, not in a pretentious way, but just as a cinematic mix, ... It is kind of a flourish. I didn't know if it would work. What I wanted it to be was authentic, the kind of music she would actually put on there. What I wouldn't want was it to be, 'Oh, that's that guy who always puts music in his movies doing a big thing with music'. I wanted it to be that girl's taste. And yeah, she would put Pride (In the Name of Love) on it. You do go for some obvious stuff when you make a mix tape because it reinvents itself.”
Cameron Crowe
“Other people seem to write about love, don't they? It seems to be the least pretentious subject to write about. I've been taking a lot of criticism for it, but at least it's honest. But one shouldn't go and make a solo album if they can't take a little knocking, should they?”
Christine McVie
“Hopefully I've done it, not in a pretentious way, but just as a cinematic mix,”
“There was nothing artificial about him or pretentious.”
Joe Chillura
“They are dedicating their energies to make this a very upscale and comfortable club without being pretentious.”
Don Adams
