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“Art changed my life. I mean, I would say art saved me. I believe that it made me better at handling my life.”

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Kimberly Peirce is a celebrated film director known for her unique style and compelling storytelling. Born on September 8, 1967, she has made a significant impact on the film industry with her thought-provoking and visually striking films. more

“Forget about Republican or Democrat - what about the kid in the middle of the country who wants to play the drums, the kid who wants to learn how to write a book, or the kid who wants to write a screenplay? We need to give them access to the arts. It's not fair that if you live in a different part of the country, you don't have the chance to learn. And it's not fair that if you don't have as much money, you don't have the chance to learn.”

Giving Writing Art Book Different Country Kids Chance Forget Republican Democrat

Author:Kimberly Peirce

“If you're writing in the mainstream... Whatever that is - the norm. The norm is likely going to be funded because you're giving people what they're used to and what they're gonna get. But anything outside of that norm is going to struggle to get funded. The people who are not "the norms" deserve the chance to make art. I think it's great for all of us to consume all these voices, and that happens when you support these voices that need to be supported because they're not the automatic choice coming out of the gate.”

People Thinking Giving Writing Art Choices Chance Support Struggle Deserve Gates Norm

Author:Kimberly Peirce

“The first thing a fascist regime does is burn books. To not have them around would mean to make sure they're not written in the first place.”

Mean Book

Author:Kimberly Peirce

“I'm a writer who doesn't much think about money because money doesn't really care about me. In other nations, art gets subsidized. Writers aren't wealthy by any means, but there's the idea that the state supports the creation of art.”

Thinking Mean Art Care Support Creation Wealthy

Author:Kimberly Peirce

“I think there are a lot of writers who would never have an opportunity to make their work. Some presses rely heavily on the NEA. Translators cannot support themselves on translating. It would be isolating artistically. It would diminish experimental output. It would have a homogenizing effect on the work that was made.”

Thinking Opportunity Support Rely Translate Translators

Author:Kimberly Peirce

“If we educate ourselves, then the desire and need to have art as a part of our lives will happen organically. I would invite anyone to look at cultures where art is squashed. Do you want to live in North Korea? We have a president who doesn't read at all. There's a lot to worry about. I just wish, as a collective, we were much smarter.”

Art Desire Culture Wish President Worry Art Is Educate North Korea

Author:Kimberly Peirce

“There's the inherent value of the arts in terms of what that does for the quality of life and culture. The arts - in my case theater, play-writing - is all about community.”

Art Values Culture Term Community Quality Quality Of Life

Author:Robert Schenkkan

“The arts are a green industry with a very high rate of return. This is not money thrown away by any stretch of the imagination. This is money that creates jobs. This is money that brings life, financial life, to communities.”

Art Community Imagination Rate Financial

Author:Robert Schenkkan

“Making movies is a lot like being a construction worker. There are long intense stretches of work followed by nothing. It's not easy to find work, and in between, you have to figure out what to do for money.”

Long Easy Intense Construction

Author:Robert Schenkkan

“I think I'm still figuring out how to be a little less selfish.”

Thinking Littles Stills Selfish

Author:Anthony Kiedis

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