Predictability Quotes

American movies to me - and, I mean, I`ve said this before a million times - are becoming more and more homogeneous because the marketing objective - and marketing now plays such a major role in movies that it almost obliterates everything else - the marketing objective is the lowest common denominator. "You can`t put that in; let`s put the car chase, let`s put the sex scene, let`s put the fight in, let`s get them back together, they end up happily, they walk off into the sun..." So that there`s a formulaic predictability to American movies. That, allied with the cynicism of the way movies are put together - product placement and spin-offs and toys and all kinds of crap that, you know, have nothing to do with the telling of stories - they`ve turned American movies into McMovies. So that when the movie-goer gets his movie, it`s like a hamburger: he doesn`t want a piece of aubergine in there; he wants his onion, his tomato, his hamburger and his bun. And he doesn`t want the bun hard, he wants it soft. And he wants it in two minutes.

It should go without saying I suppose that looked at through British Media Eyes circa 2004, my appearance anywhere on anything will be open to ridicule and instant dismissal. Please don`t get me wrong...I really don`t expect everyone to like what I do, but it`s the sheer predictability of it all. I just don`t understand why suddenly there is this tidal wave of abuse !! It seems it`s impossible to open a newspaper without reading some crap or other. I know too that it shouldn`t all be believed but.... I keep out of the way and am good with children, I play well with others !!! I know I`ve never been hip, and most critics have had trouble with the music, but now it seems everyone out there who writes for a journal actively hates what I do !!! Quite disturbing and mystifying and it`s pissing me off...sorry about that.

There`s no predictability in tennis. Tennis has no time limits.

I have always believed that it`s important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.

I`ve always believed that it`s important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.

To invalidate the Sentencing Guidelines system would also be contrary to the express sentencing policy of this state of maintaining uniformity, proportionality, and predictability in sentencing,

At middle age, a guy might feel his life is stagnant, with too much predictability, stability and certainty. At 25, however, a common feeling is that there`s too much unpredictability, instability and uncertainty,

Manuel has brought stability, he has bought long term predictability, he has brought pragmatism to the whole field of the budget and the economy.