The 1970s were the height of social mobility. College was accessible. My grandfather was a poor immigrant who went to a public school in Ohio, and my father went to Harvard. That wasn't unusual. There was a feeling that anything… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
Race is a huge factor when it comes to income and social inequality, and it plays a role in the structural barriers you are talking about. But when you're in the upper echelon of the 1 percent - even though… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I'm also looking for the psychological elements that fuel commodity culture. For example, if we imbue girls with deep insecurity about their bodies through… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I've often looked at the extremes as a way to shed light on the mainstream. Even though everybody says, "Money doesn't buy you happiness,"… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I've been a documentary photographer for much longer than I have been a filmmaker. — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I've often used the extremes in my work to comment on the mainstream. I think that sometimes a subject that I'm working on, like… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
My first book, Fast Forward, was about growing up in the shadow of Hollywood and how kids are affected by the culture of materialism… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
My photography is often a sociological look at American culture, and it's been very well published in the U.K. — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I've also been documenting an unsustainable way of life. And you see in peoples' stories that this world of consumerism does not support the… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I'm constantly trying to deconstruct what I see and to show its beauty and its attraction. I use bright colors and strobes to get… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I've long been interested in looking at the culture of consumerism and also was interested in this connection between the American dream and the… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
The economist Juliet Schor talks about how our reference group has changed over the last twenty-five years. As we spend less time with our… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
You have these relationships with people that you care about, but I also try to stick to my job as filmmaker and be fair… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
The people in the popular group say there is no peer pressure because they are at the top of the food chain. Really what… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
