"Things were rough all over, but it was better that way. That way you could tell the other guy was human too."

“Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.”

“He no playa the game, he no maka the rules.”

Source : "Children Of The Corn Syrup" by Shea Dean, www.believermag.com. October 2003.

“By ignoring a lot of American culture you can write more interesting stories. Unfortunately, if you were writing about America as it is, you'd be writing about a lot of people sitting in front of television sets.”

“The NRA disgraced itself this morning with a self-serving press event in which they demonized the media and the entertainment industry for gun violence in America, and advocated a national data base for all mentally ill persons. They apparently want armed guards in all American schools, and it seems, armed volunteers as well. Shocking.”

“Being non-commercial is never an ambition. Movies come together at different points for fortuitous reasons. You do them as you get the opportunity, as opposed to doing them when you choose to or design to.”

“Plant trees. They give us two of the most crucial elements for our survival: oxygen and books.”

Source : A. Whitney Brown (1991). “The Big Picture: An American Commentary”, Harper Perennial

“Advertising agencies don't care about a better world in the end. They are servants of their client: what the client wants is what they get. Their only problem is to not lose the budget. I think its a shame because advertising is so boring and it can be so interesting. They should ask more artists to make interesting campaigns.”

Source : Source: valuet.wordpress.com

“I was always into sports games. Never really played anything else. I grew up on games like Madden and NBA Jam.”