Letters to the Editor
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The archetypal petty critic who resents the artist who are the reason he exists
I realize this film could not have been made without Cindy Sherman's participation and consent. Maybe she saw it as a long form experiment in ceding partial control of her image to someone else. It also sounds like titantically poor judgement from a combination of romance gone sour and pure ego.
Who knows. It's somewhat depressing, but it seems her experiment worked because this guy gives a much worse impression of himself than her.
I mean in just this short interview he comes off as a resentful asshole with a sense of wounded entitlement who pretty much resents Cindy's fame even as he continues to cash in on it.
I can't think of a more passive agressive act against an ex who is more famous than you.
This film has caused a lot of problems for me and for people in the art world who may have something to do with the film and are worried about what the effect is going to be. I've been excommunicated, basically, from that whole level of the art world.
Awwww. Too fucking bad. You made the film of your own free will, just as Cindy took part by her own choice. And the only reason you got to do it at all is because your ex is successful.
I think Paul could have without being such a titantic, brazen leech, but then if he had a sense of proportion he might not have done it.
It's obvious the man realizes his entire career is built around reacting to work done by other people. Instead of accepting or enjoying this position, he seems angry and perhaps ashamed and willing to blame it on the people he used.
Poor little Paul, with his career as a successful art critic and interviewer, suffering from living in comfort with luxury and fame because he doesn't own it himself.
For centuries women have gotten used to being the second fiddle.
I know. I know what it's like to be second fiddle, and I acknowledge my inferiority to the greater body...
Most women of famous men don't write tell all books, and they do, their grievence is usually about things the exes actually did, rather than their mere possessen of more success and status.
I think the deal here is: Good manners never go out of style. If you have a partner, take care of your partner, you know?...we were trading stories about getting shafted, you know?...Be careful of who you invite. And be conscientious, because it can really bite you in the ass.
Or don't partner up with an ungrateful little pussy with a camera and a wounded craving for borrowed fame.
Again, it's depressing to see a great artist is so lacking in boundaries and taste in men. No wonder his thearpist dumped him, Cindy clearly needs help and she's a more worthy case than this jerk.