Ira Glass Quotes

You never know what the public is going to respond to or relate to.

If I can make a connection, one connection, to any one listener in the world, I consider that successful.

Either positive or negative comments are good because it shows I am still relevant.

Popular things have fans. It's not about me; it's about what we've made that people feel a connection to.

I'm not a massive artist by any stretch of the imagination. Yes, I've been in papers and magazines, but you never have any idea if anyone actually reads it or pays any attention.

It's nice to be part of a film that will be watched by a large audience.

But the whole viewership of 'Balika Vadhu' is more than all shows of mine put together. The show has a lot of reach and that has worked for me.

An artist who doesn't have any audience is not an artist.

Success means being heard and don't stand there and tell me that you are indifferent to being heard. You may write for the joy of it, but the act of writing is not complete in itself. It has to end in its audience.

I want the audience to watch my films, and that is what I value more than any awards.

In my mind, I don't really see myself as being famous. I just think my work is being exposed to a bigger audience.

Every place I go, Im recognied, and its pretty hard to just sit by yourself.

Now I put up something, and I have to think, 'Oh, there are millions of people watching, and some of them could be affected by the jokes I make.'

I don't want to be that famous.

I always think of myself as an audience first. If I like something, my assumption is that others, too, will like it.

It's crazy. Even doing that one episode of 'Catfish,' I get people recognizing me for it who didn't even know my music.

We have a platform where a lot of people look up to us and we have a chance to reach a lot of people.

I want to be read. When you write a TV show like 'The Wire,' you've got three to four million readers watching your work. Even Grisham doesn't sell that many books.

For me, there are a lot of people that want to hear what I have to say. There are a lot of people who want to talk to Lil B, and they care about Lil B. Without the people I wouldn't be able to reach that magnitude of engagement.

Some people call me arrogant and boo me but I love it, because at least they're buying tickets. Meanwhile, other people are thinking, 'wow, this guy's different, I'll come and see him again.'

I never really set out to have people see my videos.

After our life history was shown on the silver screen and much appreciated by the audiences, I have more of a responsibility on my shoulders now.

A lot of people know me, but they don't know me well.

I think part of the reason anyone goes into journalism is to get a response to what they write.

The great part of appearing on game shows is that when you answer a question the camera takes a close-up of you every time. You get more close-ups than in a movie, and that's terrific for audience identification. The people have to see you to like you.