We're artists. We cry out to be exploited on some level. Write a dissertation on my work. Write a biography about me.
Scott McClanahanI just realized that I never look at a painting and ask, 'Is this painting fictional or non-fictional?' Itโs just a painting.
Scott McClanahanThere's always tons of crap music people are trying to sell us - [it's] the same way with publishers and galleries.
Scott McClanahanSamuel Clemens isn't Mark Twain. Mark Twain is Mark Twain. He doesn't become the thing until he creates himself.
Scott McClanahan