“In the case of 'The Housewives,' I call the 'Housewives' sociology of the rich. I think it's just fun to watch. It's guilt-free gossiping that you can have. It's like the modern-day soap opera, in my mind.” ThinkingMindFunWatchesCasesRichModernGuiltOperaSociologySoapHousewifeSoap OperasModern DayGuilt Free Author:Andy Cohen
“Note that both of these papers [the New York Post and the New York Daily News] are big sellers in a city whose residents like to go around saying they'd never live anyplace else on account of they'd miss the opera.” BigsCitiesModernMissingNew YorkPaperNewsAccountsNotesPostsOperaPapersModern LifeResidentsSellersDaily News Author:Dave Barry
“I think I will always feel a special relationship with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, because for me it was something very, very special. It was a modern opera, and to play the heroine in a film that became such a success at a young age, and learning from him when I was so young and impressionable - really it was one of my most important experiences.” ThinkingFeelsImportantPlayAgeFilmYoungModernSpecialOperaYoung AgeHeroinesUmbrellaImpressionableSpecial Relationship Author:Catherine Deneuve
“The show is escapism. If you look back to when I was in college, all the girls in the sorority houses were gathered around watching soap operas. That was the escapism, the show that was giving you something you couldn't have. Now, you go into any sorority house, there are 50 to 100 girls piled in watching The Bachelor. We are the modern-day soap opera.” IfsGivingLooksShowsGirlHouseModernCollegeOperaSoapEscapismBachelorsSoap OperasModern DaySorority Author:Chris Harrison