Cass Sunstein Quotes

It's just amazing to do something that's part of a pop culture phenomenon.

Being a part of 'Sex and the City' was like being at the center of the universe - it was extraordinary.

I think that 'Twilight' is so big that nothing can affect it.

I think it's always important for academics to study popular culture, even if the thing they are studying is idiotic. If it's successful or made a dent in culture, then it is worthy of study to find out why.

In a very real sense, I represent pop culture in an iconic way. It's been very good to me, so anything I can do to help the fans to tumble along - it's good.

Contrary to what most people believe, fads are made, not born.

Having a hit is nice, having some success, but when you move popular culture, that's a high.

It's hard to make a cultural phenomenon every time.

People constantly make pop-culture references. That's why it's called popular culture, because people are aware of it and reference it constantly.

I'm somebody who's really contributed to culture. Popular culture.

It really is true that when an issue becomes pop culture, it changes faster, and it's really great for the issue.

I think Hollywood acts like followers of culture and is constantly seeking to follow trends.

The cultural value of 'Gossip Girl' was this interesting question. Sure, it seemed to have been a worldwide, cultural phenomenon for some time. And, yes, anywhere I go, I do get recognized. At the same time, it also lacked the kind of importance that people might anticipate.

I just didn't realize the unbelievable impact Disney films had on American society until my assistant coached me on the stories and brought me up to speed.

Shows like Game of Thrones, stories like that, only really come around once every 10, 15 years. I can't remember the last time a show has really caught the imagination that way. Maybe Star Wars back in the '70s.

I love how pop culture shapes a generation. The trends, fashion and events all play a key part in how we live our present lives, and will mark how we will be remembered in the future.

Pop music has always been about the mainstream and what appeals to the public.

Pop culture is not about depth. It's about marketing, supply and demand, consumerism.

I measure success in terms of the connection with the audience, which we've been able to do in spades. I mean, it's very hard to do that. You think about it, you go back in time, you can say, 'Well, there's, like, 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Rolling Stone' or 'MTV.' I think 'Vice' is in that category now.

I wasn't a 'Star Trek' fan, yet I knew who all the characters were. that goes to show what an impact the show had not just in entertainment but in life. I knew who Chekhov was and I knew who Kirk and Spock were, although I probably had never seen the show.

I had absolutely no idea of the scale of its following and the globalness of 'Bond'.

Everybody loves a hit. There is nothing as fun as making a cultural splash with a movie.

When a popular phenomenon reaches the cover of 'Time', it is already out of fashion.

I wouldn't be surprised if some day, they put the Simpsons in the Smithsonian. It's become part of our culture, those characters.

I don't want to be an art-house movie guy, where people who go to film school can discuss your work, but people who haven't studied cinema can't appreciate it. By the same token, I don't want to be the guy who's making this commercial pap that people lap up but that disappears the minute you leave the theater.