First Words 11-12/02
epiphanies, rants, and other thoughts
"HOLLYWOOD SEPARATES personal and social issues be-cause the producers are afraid of alienating anyone. They are salesmen and every salesman knows better than to discuss religion or politics. You might lose a customer if you actually took a stand on anything that mattered. Remember Antonioni’s description of Hollywood? ‘Being nowhere, saying nothing, about no one.’"
Ray Carney, author and professor of Film and American Studies at Boston University, MovieMaker (Summer 2002)
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