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The 'notorious' question of The Artist as Citizen started out as a well meaning and insightful topic for a qualified speaker to explore. First there was Barbra, who butchered her speech writer's graceful words. Then we asked this question of Michelle Pfeiffer, just to be cute. But when it...
Leave it to Tom Hanks, recent Oscar winner, to share with us the real state of affairs with regard to the American "Artist as Citizen." He contended that he didn't "think responsibility went beyond voting via secret ballot." In other words, be reckless on stage and civic-minded every...
By being honest--that is to say, by conceding that most 'artists' aren't aiming to be 'good citizens'--Tom Hanks cut through the bloated drivel that characterizes most posturing 'artist-citizens.' He confirmed and glorified the supremacy of the green-back over guts, of the savings account over scruples...
Hanks freely distributed his opinion of theshow and advice to its cast.
"And looking at them on the stage after thefirst act tonight, I would say that most of themhave great careers ahead of the them as financiersand future world leaders," Hanks said