Chaske Spencer Quotes

On reflection, some things do super well because they hit with the time. Some things do super well because they are able to activate a kind of echo chamber or bandwagon or cascade - they didn't particularly hit with the time. Some things are just too astonishingly good to not hit the top. Those three explanations, with respect to the Star Wars phenomenon, seem to me all to pass the plausibility test, and to explore them, with respect to Star Wars, I think casts light not just on the saga of our time, but also on everything about our culture.

Being a part of 'Sex and the City' was like being at the center of the universe - it was extraordinary.

I think that 'Twilight' is so big that nothing can affect it.

I think it's always important for academics to study popular culture, even if the thing they are studying is idiotic. If it's successful or made a dent in culture, then it is worthy of study to find out why.

In a very real sense, I represent pop culture in an iconic way. It's been very good to me, so anything I can do to help the fans to tumble along - it's good.

Having a hit is nice, having some success, but when you move popular culture, that's a high.

It's hard to make a cultural phenomenon every time.

People constantly make pop-culture references. That's why it's called popular culture, because people are aware of it and reference it constantly.

I'm somebody who's really contributed to culture. Popular culture.

I feel like I'm changing pop culture.

The cultural value of 'Gossip Girl' was this interesting question. Sure, it seemed to have been a worldwide, cultural phenomenon for some time. And, yes, anywhere I go, I do get recognized. At the same time, it also lacked the kind of importance that people might anticipate.

It's hard to tell why something touches a zeitgeist and when that same show doesn't in other places.

That's the definition of popularity. Something that literally resonates with many, many people.

Pop music has always been about the mainstream and what appeals to the public.

I wasn't a 'Star Trek' fan, yet I knew who all the characters were. that goes to show what an impact the show had not just in entertainment but in life. I knew who Chekhov was and I knew who Kirk and Spock were, although I probably had never seen the show.

I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.

Everybody loves a hit. There is nothing as fun as making a cultural splash with a movie.

I had been an eyewitness to a truly historic moment in American pop culture.

The reason it has relevance is because I, as a popular Arab personality - the Arab people like me and respect me - thought it was time for me to make an ever so tiny statement about what I thought about this whole thing.

I wouldn't be surprised if some day, they put the Simpsons in the Smithsonian. It's become part of our culture, those characters.

I don't want to be an art-house movie guy, where people who go to film school can discuss your work, but people who haven't studied cinema can't appreciate it. By the same token, I don't want to be the guy who's making this commercial pap that people lap up but that disappears the minute you leave the theater.

It's sensational to be a part of a series that takes on a life of its own.

The No. 1 quote critics give me is, 'Thom, your work is irrelevant.' Now, that's a fascinating, fascinating comment. Yes, irrelevant to the little subculture, this microculture, of modern art. But here's the point: My art is relevant because it's relevant to 10 million people. That makes me the most relevant artist in this culture.

To me, in retrospect, it was amazing that 'Seinfeld' was a show that had such mass appeal. At first it was a disaster in the ratings, but then it became a cultural phenomenon. I don't know if that's possible anymore, but I don't try for that.

Scary monsters are like Hula Hoops. They come in and out of fashion.