Last weekend I watched "To Kill a Mockingbird" for the first time. One of those stories I always heard about as being required reading in High Schools or Colleges, but apparently not mine. Pretty amazing. Made me feel like I had not ENTIRELY wasted my day on the couch. (I WAS really tired, and I did go out for a little at night).
Anyhoo, I also watched the special features. (That's what I love about Netflix, being able to keep the movie for long enough to watch them!) One of them was Gregory Peck's acceptance speech when he won a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute (AFI).
He had this inspiring quote about the kind of entertainment that should be made: “Entertainment that, in the words of T.S. Elliot, enlarges the sympathies, stimulates the mind and the spirit, that warms the heart, punctures the balloons of hypocrisy, greed and sham, tickles the funny bone and leave us with a glow that comes when we have been well entertained.
Making millions is not the whole ballgame, fellas. Pride of workmanship is worth more, artistry is worth more. The human imagination is a priceless resource. The public is ready for the best that you can give them. It just may be that you can make a buck and at the same time encourage, foster and commission work of quality and originality!” (Found it here Thanks!)
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