“In the early days of my carer as an actor, I shared what was then the prevailing attitude of Negro performers :;that the content and form of a play or a film scenario was of little importance to us. What mattered was was the opportunity, which came so seldom to our folks ... Later I came to understand that the Negro artist could not view the matter simply in terms of of his individual interests, and that he had a responsibility to his people who rightfully resented the traditional stereotyped portrayals of Negros on stage and screen.” PeopleLittlesMatterPlayFilmFormArtistActorsOpportunityIndividualTermInterestViewsAttitudeResponsibilityStageImportanceFolksScreensTraditionalPerformersScenariosPrevailingPortrayal Author:Paul Robeson
“When people see you have a song on MTV, they think you are doing well - but you know, the way the traditional label deal was set up, it is really hard for an artist, unless they sold a lot, to see anything.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWellsHardArtistSongDealsTraditionalLabelsMtv Author:Jill Sobule
“Artists are the traditional interpreters of dreams and nightmares.” DreamArtistTraditionalNightmareInterpreterDreams And Nightmares Author:Doris Lessing
“Allowing for exceptions, there is still one basic difference between the traditional arts and the mass-media arts: in the traditional arts, the artist grows; in a mass medium, the artist decays profitably.” ArtStillsArtistGrowsDifferencesMediaMassTraditionalMediumsExceptionAllowingDecayMass Media Author:Pauline Kael