A Movie Star Is Not An Artist,

A Great Novel Is Concerned Primarily With The Interior Lives Of Its Characters, As They Respond To The Inconvenient Narratives That Fate Imposes On Them. Movie Adaptations Of These Monumental Fictions Often Fail Because They Become Mere Exercises In Interior Decoration.

A Movie Star Is Not An Artist, He Is An Art Object.

The Law Of Unintended Consequences Pushes Us Ceaselessly Through The Years, Permitting No Pause For Perspective.

Any Dramatic Series The Producers Want Us To Take Seriously As A Representationof Contemporary Reality Cannot Be Taken Seriously As A Representation Ofanything - Except A Show To Be Ignored By Anyone Capable Of Sitting Uprightin A Chair And Chewing Gum Simultaneously.

There Is A Limbo Of The Lost Through Which American Males Of A Certain Age And Status Almost Inevitably Must Pass These Days.