“It's a mistake and misconception to think that one has to state everything clearly and simply for the audience to be able to follow the character, and this is what is bringing American cinema down from its position in the classic golden period. There's this misapprehension that the audience is not smart.” ThinkingStatesCharacterAbleMistakeAudiencePositionPeriodsSmartGoldenCinemaClassicMisconception Author:Asghar Farhadi
“Opera Australia has a mix - it produces new work, it produces from the classical repertoire and, particularly in more recent years, it's done those blockbuster musicals which are very lucrative for it and reach an audience that classic opera or a new opera perhaps wouldn't reach, like South Pacific for example.” YearsDoneAudienceExampleProduceSouthClassicAustraliaWorking ItOperaPacificBlockbusterNew Work Author:George Brandis
“In the tradition of the classic songwriter rooms like The Bluebird in Nashville, Strange Brew is a gift to the music community in Austin, for artists and audiences alike” ArtistCommunityRoomsAudienceStrangeTraditionClassicSongwritersNashvilleAustinBluebird Author:Christopher Cross
“Clearly, audiences are very accepting of A-list talent both giving them what they want - Tom Hanks is the most classic example - and then going on, from time to time, to do things that are unexpected. That's part of what makes people want to go to the movies and not just sit home.” PeopleWantGivingHomeAcceptingAudienceTalentExampleListsClassicUnexpectedToms Author:Mark Canton
“I came out of film school and went after movies that I thought audiences wanted to see or that the studios wanted, as opposed to the movies that I wanted. Over the last 10 years, I've gravitated more and more toward the films that I grew up loving - classic Spielberg, Lucas, James Cameron and Ridley Scott movies.” YearsWantedSchoolLastsFilmAudienceGrewGrew UpStudiosClassicCameronFilm School Author:Simon Kinberg