When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn`t get it then, and I don`t get it now.
There`s always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you`re criticizing a decision to go to war, then you`re saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case.
Pollock said several times that he couldn`t separate himself from his art. Not knowing much about modern art when I began to read about him, I was much more his persona - his struggles as a human being - that was interesting to me.