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“Fans say they prefer the 'realism' of Nolan's films compared to Burton's. (..) If these films were realistic, they would consist of crowds of people pointing at Batman and saying 'It's one of those Fathers4Justice morons! What a DICK.' Also, take it from a reformed fashion writer: no man can wear a full-length cape in the real world without sparking serious mockery. Who comes looking for realism when they watch a movie about some dude who flies through the air dressed as a freaking bat?”
― Hadley Freeman, Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies

“When most people think of masculinity in eighties movies, they probably think of that strange genre that sprouted and bulged up in that decade like Popeye's biceps after eating spinach, consisting of men who look like "condoms stuffed with walnuts," speaking their lines in confused accents and emphasising random syllables, strongly suggesting they'd learned the words phonetically: Schwarzenegger, Lundgren, Stallone (technically, if not obviously, a native English speaker).”
― Hadley Freeman, Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies

“Pretty Woman has suggested that it is possible to lift oneself out of one's class (even if one has to become a prostitute and -even worse- spend a week with Richard Gere to do so).”
― Hadley Freeman, Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies

“I have no belief in luck. I am not superstitious, but it is impossible, when you have reached forty and are conspicuously unsuccessful, not sometimes to half-believe in a malign providence.”
― Graham Greene, Loser Takes All