Marshall talks to Stan about the different “corrupting” influences which can affect the purity of an art piece. Some problems affect the craft of your art, but others affect the spirit, undermining the meaning you are trying to convey in your work. These pitfalls, while hard to avoid, are something Marshall believes artists should be aware of as they pursue their careers. Learn how pandering, sentimentality, mannerism, frigidity, and didacticism can violate the spirit of art and how an artist battles between being commercially attractive to clients versus being considered a sellout and a hack.

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References and books

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The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner

Just Break the News to Mother - Carson Robison Trio (1930)

The Color Purple

John Cleese on Letterman

Karl Kopinski Interview

Paper Moon

Double Indemnity

Fresh (1994)

The Death of Stalin (2018)

The Last Laugh documentary (2016)

Take My Course, Please! the Philosophy of Humor - Steven Gimbel

Schitt’s Creek

Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special

Story by Robert McKee

The Public Enemy

Referenced Images:

Leo Tolstoy

Thomas Kinkade

Norman Rockwell

Ralph Bakshi

James Gurney

Rembrandt

Vincent van Gogh

John Singer Sargent