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I'll grant you Paul is a clown.
But this argument: "He probably didn't fully understand what he was getting into, falling in love with, not just an another individual, but a jealously guarded and controlled commodity."
That's not what he said. He said this:
both of us -- as artists and as media people too -- we were pretty angry. We kind of felt like the system kept us out. We felt a little burned, so there are definitely hints of that skepticism over what goes on in the art world.
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If you have a partner, take care of your partner, you know?...we were trading stories about getting shafted, you know? And I said, I'm making this movie...So watch out for the place card. Be careful of who you invite. And be conscientious, because it can really bite you in the ass.
Yeah, no resentement or undertone of payback there. I'm sure he meant "getting shafted" and "bite you in the ass" in only the most loving and uncalculated ways.
If Paul was really unhappy becoming known as "the second ex to make a Cindy Sherman film" then he wouldn't have done it. I'm sure he's basking in it.