The phrase "respected audience" is a perfectly acceptable part of a sentence in written English.
It can be used in any situation where you are addressing a group of people, such as in a speech, or in a formal letter or email. For example, you could say: "Good evening, respected audience. I am honoured to be here with you today."
But was he a great director or just an inquisitive and urbane fellow who respected the audience's intelligence?
They also respected their audience's intelligence and insight about entertainment, information, and honesty.
David Nutter joined the project because he wanted to make a pilot that respected the audience but that was still fun and smart.
"In their collaboration on the Dante Project," he said, "they have the opportunity to redefine themselves as scholars, playwrights, performers, poets and teachers, who are listened to and respected by audiences at the university and beyond.
"Because we respect the audience and we think that the audience can decide for themselves, we never show directly to them what the problem is and we don't want to make any statement.
St . Louisartist Damon Davis called for a boycott of the white artist, saying, "If you don't respect your audience, if you don't even know who your audience is, you don't deserve one".
"I was shocked", said Cianfrance at the London film festival in October, "because I think we really tried to respect the audience in this film.
Gaghan assumes a working knowledge of federal bureaucracies and Middle Eastern history — a rare case of a filmmaker respecting an audience's intelligence too much.
Oblivious to the frosty air, they warmed up with calisthenics, endless stomach crunches and joyful dance moves to recorded New Age music; above their heads, the walls were emblazoned with banners that read "Preserve artistic integrity, respect the audience".
Despite the deep association his legacy will have with The Simpsons, he does not view his career as monolithic, and said his desire to branch out stems from a need to respect his audience.
