So much of our culture is bought and manufactured - not to say great art can't come out of that. Some art is really amazing that is manufactured and sold, like action movies and stuff.
Scott McClanahanIn memoir, can you really tell the truth about yourself? You're not going to write about your little peccadilloes, like, "I like a finger in my ass during sex." Or whatever it is. You're not going to come out in typical everyday conversation and say that. That's something that's going to be only for a select few.
Scott McClanahanFellini is a just a province kid. Rome exists for Fellini, not the other way around.
Scott McClanahanThe whole exploitation thing is funny, too. Exploitation is the nature of the world, isn't it?
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