American public opinion is like an ocean, it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon.
Well, you know, like, I don't really give a f**k what the general public think.
I think possibly, as an artist, you're always treated with a certain respect but also with a certain sort of nervousness.
If someone does something in an entertainment/pop ambience, that person becomes someone who has an impact on the conduct and attitude of a huge number of people who peripherally come in contact with them.
Anti-smoking sentiment has replaced middle-class morality entirely. The smoker has taken the place of the homosexual. Today you hear people say things about smokers that used to be said about homosexuals - they pollute the environment; you don't want them around your children.
The American people don't really care what side of an issue you're on. They just don't want you to act like a pussy.
Public opinion is the pennant on a nation's mast which shows the politician and the editor how to trim the sails.
The attitude of people associating guns with nothing but crime, that is what has to be changed. I grew up at a time when people were not afraid of people with firearms.
The core of the American public, their hearts and their minds are in the right place. And that gives me hope.
Public sentiment should be respected.
The attitude of the American public toward the external projection of American power has been much more ambivalent. The public supported America's engagement in World War II largely because of the shock effect of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
I never fancied myself having a prejudice towards people with tattoos. I personally don't have any and I don't think that I do, but I do see that people treat me differently with tattoos. People get out of my way.
You can never tell what the public will think! But when something goes well and is well-received, it's a great surprise!
The public doesn't care about figures.
