For me, what's the old expression, 'Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable,' that's really what religion is good at when it is done right. And the truth is, so is television.
Always flat front. You've got to be deeply suspicious of a man who consciously goes with pleats. Why would you do that?
You've got a lot of very, very smart people standing by waiting for somebody else to do the work. Not a recipe for long-term solvency in my opinion.
'Dirty Jobs' is a fun, simple little show with huge themes under it. For me, it's penance, it's redemption, it's a sweaty mess.
Boredom is a choice. Like tardiness. Or interrupting.
We don't need American Idols. We need American icons. Icons of work.
