“I don't think of an actor. I think in the character, and then I search for the actor. Usually I'm thinking without names, because they will change my idea. No big egos. If I want egos - just mine. That is enough.” IfsThinkingWantIdeasEnoughCharacterBigsActorsNamesMinesEgoBig Ego Author:Alejandro Jodorowsky
“I think Twitter is the literature of the 21st century. I think it's an incredible art because when you make a book, you don't know who reads it. But every line, I write a million people, they read it, and then they insult me, they love me, they discuss, they give an opinion instantly, immediately. They are completely in communication, immediately. That is a real art.” PeopleThinkingKnowsGivingWritingArtBookRealLiteratureLinesOpinionMillionsCenturyCommunicationArt IsIncrediblesInsult21st Century Author:Alejandro Jodorowsky
“A lot of people thought I got famous as a studio artist, then decided to cash in on it. But it actually was just a matter of survival for many years, and I felt it was really important for me to be able to say whatever I wanted with my street art and fine art.” PeopleYearsArtImportantMatterAbleWantedArtistFeltStreetsFineSurvivalDecidedStudiosCashFine ArtsStreet Art Author:Shepard Fairey
“The Internet wasn't even an option for me, so one of the reasons I was so motivated to do street art was because there was no other outlet. Maybe if the Internet had been around then, I would have tried to do stuff that went viral and was clever and got me a lot of hits.” IfsArtReasonStuffStreetsInternetCleverMotivatedOutletsViralStreet Art Author:Shepard Fairey
“I'm mischievous. The idea of taking risks and having real-world consequences energizes me.” WorldIdeasRealRiskConsequenceReal WorldTaking RisksMischievous Author:Shepard Fairey
“I think the Internet has definitely made it easier for people to have stuff seen, but it's also encouraged a level of ADD, where you see so much that if it doesn't make an impact on you immediately, you don't look at it.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksMadeStuffLevelsInternetEasierImpactAddMade It Author:Shepard Fairey
“The great thing about the Internet is, it has made it easier for people who are clever and resourceful to promote themselves.” PeopleMadeInternetEasierCleverGreat ThingsMade ItResourceful Author:Shepard Fairey
“When it comes to the street-art world, there are a lot of people who realize if they go out and put up a few pieces of street art and photograph them really well, even if their locations weren't actually that high-profile or dangerous, with the level of exposure they get from the Internet, with a large audience, they can maintain that rebel cache by having it be theoretically documented street art.” PeopleIfsWorldWellsArtRealizingLevelsAudiencePiecesStreetsDangerousInternetPhotographRebelLocationExposureProfileArt WorldHigh ProfileStreet ArtCache Author:Shepard Fairey
“The Internet hasn't had a chance to really get to where people look at it with the proper level of scrutiny. There's so much bullshit on the Internet. It doesn't get filtered out because it's such a new medium.” PeopleLooksChanceLevelsInternetMediumsBullshitScrutiny Author:Shepard Fairey
“My political position is that I'm happy to be alive and in North America.” AmericaPoliticalAlivePositionNorth AmericaHappy To Be Alive Author:David Letterman