“By continually pushing the message that we have the right to gratifica...” — Ellen Willis Quote

“By continually pushing the message that we have the right to gratification now, consumerism at its most expansive encouraged a demand for fulfillment that could not so easily be contained by products.”

“For the most part, Americans speak of culture and politics as if they were two separate realms.”

“I believe that we are all, openly or secretly, struggling against one or another kind of nihilism.”

“We belabour, I think, under a very heavy crust of consumerism really.”

“We often see literature about women that impair and immerse the women themselves, such as when women are portrayed as objects of consumerism.”

“I don't mean to criticize anyone in any way that I wouldn't criticize myself. I think people should have fun, and have a good time, and enjoy the luck that we have to be lazy and dwell in consumerism. But I think that it's a balance. And our job as actors is empathy.”