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In San Francisco, Vulgarity, "bad Taste," Ostentation Are Regarded As A Kind Of Alien Blight, An Invasion Or Encroachment From Outside. In Los Angeles, There Is So Much Money And Power Connected With Ostentation That Is No Longer Ludicrous: It Commands A Kind Of Respect. For If The Mighty Behave Like This, Then Quiet Good Taste Means That You Can't Afford The Conspicuous Expenditures, And You Become A Little Ashamed Of Your Modesty And Propriety.

The First Prerogative Of An Artist In Any Medium Is To Make A Fool Of Himself.

When A Picture Can't Make It On Its Own, The Producers Pull In A 'controversial' Message - The Way A Couple Whose Marriage Is Falling Apart Decide To Have A Baby.

What Is Getting Older If It Isn't Learning More Ways That You're Vulnerable?

We Read Critics For The Perceptions, For What They Tell Us That We Didn't Fully Grasp When We Saw The Work. The Judgments We Can Usually Make For Ourselves.