The Value And Danger Of Fame

Here I'm talking about fame, in Hollywood and also outside of it – specifically looking at the value of fame. Hollywood has consciously cultivated over-the-top celebration for generations for commercial purposes, but it's also something that feeds into the egos you inevitably find in art.

The social value of fame has been high for a long time - we as a society seem to respect those with fame, but that also seems to be increasing with the rise of the YouTube and social media stars. But people who hunt fame might find that 'success' at fame isn't fulfilling, even if they become famous, because it elevates them to a 'higher' peer group - and the need to compete continues.

LEGO Group Research - YouTuber Or Astronaut
https://www.businessinsider.com/ameri...

First Choice Research - Kids Who Want To Be Famous
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...

Greater Good - Truth About Millenials
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/arti...

The Journal - Narcissism in social media users and teens
https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/...

The Truth About Being Famous
   • the truth about being famous.  

Daniel Day Lewis 1988 Interview
   • Daniel Day-Lewis on how he chooses which f...  

DDL at SAG 03:
   • SAG Flashback '03: Day-Lewis Meets His Cel...  

Matthew McConaughey On Dealing With Fame
   • Matthew McConaughey on Dealing With Fame  

Ohio university graduate talks about vine ( Logan Paul)
   • Ohio University Freshman Talks About Vine ...  

Kris Jenner
   • Kris Jenner on the family business  

Johnny Depp At TIFF 2012
   • And the crowd goes wild!  

Will Smith - Will Smith The YouTuber's YouTube Channel
   • the truth about being famous.  

Billy Porter at the 2019 Met Gala - Vogue
   • Billy Porter Gets Dressed In Gold For His ...  

The 30-Second Video - Undo Tube (No Small Parts)
   • The 30-Second Video  

Directed By Andrei Tarkovsky (The shot of the track outdoors)
   • Видео  

The black and white photo of the man with the camera is Douglas Slocombe, Director of Photography on The Servant (1963) and the first three movies of the Indiana Jones Series, and many others.

The clip of Ricky Gervais is from the very last episode of Extras (2005-2007)


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