“It seems hard for the American people to believe that anything could be more exciting than the times themselves. What we read daily and view on the TV has thrust imagined forms into the shadow. We are staggeringly rich in facts, in things, and perhaps, like the nouveau riche of other ages, we want our wealth faithfully reproduced by the artist.” PeopleWantBelieveHardFactsSeemsAgeFormArtistWealthViewsRichTvsShadowExcitingThrustNouveau Riche Book:It All Adds Up: From the Dim Past to the Uncertain Future Source: It All Adds Up: From the Dim Past to the Uncertain Future
“TV does so much these days. It is such a great platform for an artist.” DoeArtistTvsThese DaysPlatforms Author:Cheyenne Kimball
“You forget how many people watch TV until you come into a town like this. Everybody knows you, and I'm always humbled, especially when there are 500 little kids who all have their hair done like yours and want to be designers.” PeopleKnowsWantLittlesDoneKidsArtistForgetWatchesTvsLike YouHairTownsDesignerLittle Kid Author:Genevieve Gorder
“They've been screaming about the death of literacy for years, but I think TV is the Gutenberg [printing] press. I think TV is the only thing that keeps us vaguely in democracy even if it's in the hands of the corporate culture. If you're an artist you write in your time. Moaning about the fact that maybe people read more books a hundred years ago - that's not true. I think the same percentage has always read.” PeopleIfsThinkingWritingYearsBookFactsHandsArtistCultureDemocracyTvsHundredYears AgoPressesCorporateLiteracyPercentagesPrintingCorporate CulturePrinting PressMoaningGutenberg Author:Sherman Alexie