Lee Hall Quotes

There's something strange about theater. My characters consistently demonize elitism, but of course it's taking place in a theater where only so many people can see it. I've been in silly popcorn movies - the kind of thing that as an actor you might feel embarrassed about - but those movies reach many more people.

If your work doesn't speak to people, it's beyond comprehension and risible, but if people engage with it, you become tarred with the brush of populism.

Sporting competitions seem to be what we obsess over, frankly. So if we can put engineering, science, technology into a format of healthy, fun competition, we can attract all sorts of kids that might not see the kind of activity we do as accessible or rewarding.

Diversity is America's most valuable resource. It is what makes us the most innovative nation on Earth.

Art is for everybody.

I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent.

Why should be elite, music? Excuse me. Music must be for everybody.

I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention.

Accessibility is key. MMOs are great for traditional gamers who have a lot of time to become immersed in a world, but the mass market wants things bite-sized.

With clothing and fashion, the language changes - the gloves come off, and we all can participate.

Well, the stuff that has become more commercial doesn't have any edge.

At the core of what I'm doing is a belief in the audience, a belief that populism doesn't mean dumbing down theater, but rather giving the audience a voice and a role in experiencing theater.

The avant garde is so narcissistic.

I don't know if I'm a populist artist, but I do try to maintain a spirit of generosity.

For me, the great thing about music is that anybody can do it.

I am increasingly unimpressed by works of art that require a college degree to understand. I think that art should be for everyone. And people should be moved by it.

Until film is just as easily accessible as a pen or pencil, then it's not completely an art form. In painting, you can just pick up a piece of chalk, a stick, or whatever. In sculpture, you can get a rock. Writing, you just need a pencil and paper. Film has been a very elitist medium. It costs so much money.

If pop culture is a pool, it never hurts to dive into the deep end once in a while.

For me, it's always been one of my pet peeves to keep people engaged and talking, and just always being interested in what I have going on. To keep the level of creativity always turned up to the max.

My motivation is to be creative and have fun. You want to do something that keeps you on your toes the rest of your life and keeps you busy.

America seems much more diverse and has more exciting casting - they really take risks.

I don't see myself as particularly highbrow. I am much more populist.

Reading and writing isn't supposed to be this exclusive club; it's just supposed to be entertaining.

If you come into any creative project without questions, you're gonna bore yourself, and it'll show on the page.

Trust me: I entertain Joe Six-Pack 30 weekends a year. I don't really think that I'm an elitist.