Whats more full of s—, Hollywood or the art world?
Clowes: They each have their own version of that. Hollywood is very upfront about being a business. The mainstream of Hollywood makes no bones that they’re trying to make money. They’re trying to make the best films they can, that will also make a lot of money. The art world is a different thing. They are selling something different. The art world is closer to the world of fashion. They’re trying to sell something that’s not quantifiable. It’s an attitude or a feeling that flatters the viewer — the consumer — in a certain way that’s very different than the way a Hollywood film flatters the consumer. IGNFF: Why take this short story from Eightball and expand it into a movie? Clowes: It wasn’t so much that I thought the story was such a great thing that should be turned into a movie, it was that the world of art school was something that really stuck with me. It was one of those formative experiences in my life I could never quite shake. I always had something to say about it. Whenever
