But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.
— Anton Ego (Peter O'Toole), (Peter O’Toole)
16 seconds sound clip from the Ratatouille movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:39:16 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- He doesn't react beyond asking an occasional question.
- And when the story is done, Ego stands, thanks us for the meal... and leaves without another word.
- The following day his review appears.
- We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read.
- The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs friends.
- Last night, I experienced something new, an extraordinary meal from a singularly unexpected source.
- They have rocked me to my core.
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