State of the Arts Quotes

“The problem with being a second-generation Californian is you're not objective about California itself. I think a lot of people come here for the comfort of it, or to reinvent themselves, and maybe creative people are natural searchers, searching for someplace to be. The lifestyle becomes very appealing--Clint Eastwood”
― Barbara Isenberg, State of the Arts: California Artists Talk About Their Work

“Writing the musical City of Angels was a wonderful job I gave myself. I returned to my loves of swing music and black-and-white movies and to the Los Angeles of my boyhood--playwright and tv writer Larry Gelbart”
― Barbara Isenberg, State of the Arts: California Artists Talk About Their Work