Hollywood

by Charles Bukowski

“Money is like sex,” I said. “It seems much more important when you don’t have any…”

In a capitalistic society the losers slaved for the winners and you have to have more losers than winners.

People became so used to seeing shit on film that they no longer realized it was shit.

Once you have been poor a long time you gain a certain respect for money. You never again want to be without any of it at all.

what was the difference between a movie critic and the average movie-goer? Answer: the critic didn’t have to pay.