But I'm guessing Lucas was also influenced by Frank Capra, John Huston, and
Charles Dickens. Should he be faulted for not offering one penny to those
folks?
If any one of us chooses to make Avant-Garde work it is largely a choice to
derive value from the work itself, not to expect payment or adoration from the
mainstream. And, that said, we can all cite mainstream, narrative work that has
influenced us too. As part of a much larger web of cultural influences,
artistic, commercial, spiritual, cultural, and all of the above. One can choose
to be bitter about those who make work that has mass appeal and whether or not
they acknowledge and fund the fringes, or one can focus on your own tastes and
work...and how own might expand the public awareness of the fringes. I choose
the latter, and I sleep much better.
-Jason Halprin
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From: Francisco Torres <fjtorre...@gmail.com>:
George Lucas was a big admirer of Arthur Lipsett since his days at USC citing
him as an influence yet when he made millions in 1977 he did not offer one
penny to him. Lipsett died destitute some ten years larter. That is Hollywood
to you.
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