“The sumptuous age of stars and images is reduced to a few artificial tornado effects, pathetic fake buildings, and childish tricks which the crowd pretends to be taken in by to avoid feeling too disappointed. Ghost towns, ghost people. The whole place has the same air of obsolescence about it as Sunset or Hollywood Boulevard.” PeopleWholeFeelingsAgeStarsTakenAirEffectsBuildingHollywoodTownsCrowdsTricksGhostFakeSunsetDisappointedArtificialPatheticTornadoesBoulevardObsolescenceSumptuousGhost Town Book:Mass Identity Architecture: Architectural Writings of Jean Baudrillard Source: Mass Identity Architecture: Architectural Writings of Jean Baudrillard
“I've seen it too many times in Hollywood. Talking about a relationship in public can jinx it. And if you have your picture taken together, you might as well start packing your bags.” IfsWellsMightTogetherTalkingTakenHollywoodBagsPackingPicture TakenJinx Author:Gina Gershon
“Glasses are for the brave. I do not need to pretend that I am sighted. People who need glasses and don't wear them are slightly less treacherous than people who don't need them and do-like every shallow Hollywood star who wants to be taken seriously.” PeopleWantNeedsStarsTakenHollywoodBraveGlassesShallowTreacherousHollywood Stars Author:Greg Proops
“Art is a bad word in Hollywood. You use art too many times and they show you the elevator and then your name is taken off the parking lot.” ArtUseShowsNamesTakenArt IsHollywoodParkingElevatorsParking LotBad Word Author:Dennis Hopper
“Have you ever taken a sober look at any of the mutants who run these Hollywood-gossip sites? What a crew! None of them could ever, ever be stars, which is why they're always trying to "take the piss" from those they envy.” TryingLooksRunningStarsTakenHollywoodEnvyGossipSiteCrewSoberAlways TryingMutants Author:Jim Goad
“Our concept of beauty is taken from Hollywood, which is anti-black. We don't see ourselves as beautiful in most cases. Although we are naturally one of the most beautiful peoples out there, we don't see it. We don't get the point. Hollywood sets the standards.” BeautifulBlackCasesTakenStandardsConceptsHollywoodBeautiful People Author:John Henrik Clarke
“In Hollywood Westerns even in the Thirties and Forties, history was mythologized to accommodate some kind of moral code. And what really affects me deeply is when you see it taken to the extent where Native Americans become mythical people.” PeopleKindMoralTakenHollywoodCodeNativeFortyNative AmericanAccommodateMoral Code Author:Jim Jarmusch
“I'm very pessimistic about that, no matter how hard we may try. The Chinese market is huge, but out of last year's $2 billion box office, $1.8 billion was taken in by foreign movies, and just $200 million by our own movies, no matter how much we have learned of their techniques, or their good practices. The Hollywood movies imported into China are all good movies; does the U.S. make lousy movies? Yes, too many lousy movies, but the imports are good films, so how can they not be box office hits? They're all hits.” TryingYearsMayDoeMatterHardLastsFilmPracticeMillionsTakenHugeOfficeHollywoodBoxesChinaTechniqueBillionsChineseLast YearPessimisticGood MovieImportsBox OfficeGood FilmsHollywood Movies Author:Jackie Chan
“I don't think Hollywood per se is supposed to be taken seriously, otherwise, dear Lord, that would be frightening.” ThinkingWould BeLordTakenHollywoodDearScarySupposed To BeFrighteningDear Lord Author:Brittany Murphy
“Law students have taken over Hollywood. To them it's all about making money. They know people want to see what they've seen before. Also, remakes are places to showcase the new stars of tomorrow” PeopleKnowsWantLawStarsTakenStudentsTomorrowHollywoodMaking MoneyRemakesShowcaseLaw Students Author:Tobe Hooper