Governments have always been wary of the arts because they're wayward and ambiguous and because they deal with feelings rather than facts.
“I don't want to be Tom Cruise. I'm not after some movie blockbuster career. That's not the kind of work I'm interested in. And frankly, it's not the kind of work I'm ever going to get.”
“I don't think anybody would dispute that we're seeing a warming of the Earth.”