Teenagers have no advocate. I think any other minority so maligned by Hollywood would have pickets around the theater saying, 'We are not just idiots.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Hollywood is geared toward teenage idiocy.
Hollywood has the idea that movies have to be dumb. But especially movies for or about teenagers have to be really dumb!
Hollywood looks to these young people now to say something to the world. I have nothing against that, I think a lot of people have things to say. But I think you need life experience.
If you look at my audiences, even in Europe, they're hardly teenagers.
Hollywood views regular people as children, and they think they're the smart ones who need to tell the idiots out there how to be.
Young people are so often dissed by the media.
People are always saying that Hollywood messes up kids. I'm like, 'No, families mess up kids!' I grew up in Hollywood, and I'm perfectly fine. If my children want to go into the entertainment business, I won't stop them, as long as they're passionate about it.
If a movie isn't a hit right out of the gate, they drop it. Which means that the whole mainstream Hollywood product has been skewed toward violence and vulgar teen comedy.
Hollywood has an obligation to watch what they put out there. Kids do imitate what they see - good or bad.
Youngsters are the most discerning audience. They want entertainment, they want issues.