David A. R. White Quotes

There's this sort of cloud that hangs where people are like: 'How long can you keep the heat of 'Homeland' going?' People have short memories is the truth, and Hollywood loves the new and shiny.

There's only so much you can say about celebrity, obviously.

You may look at the people who sell the pages of the tabloids, and they're more famous for their personal exploits. I know all about these people, but when was the last time I saw something they've done or bought an album?

I don't typically pay attention to most things in life, let alone award season. Not because I think it's silly. I just don't typically get caught up in it.

I don't know what hype you're talking about, I don't pay attention to it.

Showbiz is just there to give people something to talk about.

I mean, the competition is really created by the buzz around the Emmys. It's a totally subjective thing.

I pay attention to the actors and stuff, but not even that much. I don't pay attention to who's writing.

I think one of the things I was shocked about was how interested the world is in 'American Idol' and how people, writers, they write about 'Idol' all the time, and I guess I didn't expect that.

The cult of celebrity in the '60s and '70s was really more reserved for movie stars or high socialites. Paparazzi didn't care about Janis Joplin.

I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.

The best shows succeed because they tap into a national conversation.

I can't get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it's just crass.

The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.

People have always been obsessed by celebrities. There are just more outlets and opportunities to make a living exploiting that obsession nowadays.

You can't hate Britney Spears because, you know what, no matter what Britney Spears been doing, she's still on TV.

Pop culture's gotten much more disposable.

There was a time when I kept track of it all; when my mind worked like a giant lint brush being swept over the fuzzy surface of popular culture. But these days, pop culture seems to have gotten fuzzier and fuzzier; notoriety comes and goes in the snap of a finger.

I've sort of closed my mind off to reality shows: I just don't watch them, don't care about them, don't know who the characters are, but they're all in general usage.

Celebrity is very weird.

Today it's not culture; it's box office.

I'm not in the business of trying to be a celebrity. I like entertaining and being in movies. I like when people leave a movie and talk about it with friends. My biggest struggle is the press... its an odd thing and something I've had to learn a lot about.

Everything is entertainment; criticism is now entertainment and it seems that the French directors have woken up one day and suddenly realised that they were not backed up any more.

There are too many awards shows.

Award shows are fun but completely arbitrary and absurd. And yet, I will watch every single one of them.