History Quote by Jerry Lembcke

“At best Americans give but a limited attention to history. Too much happens too rapidly, and before we can evaluate it, or exhaust its…

— Ralph Ellison

“Reading American photographs is also a way of reading the past-not just the scenes recorded and the faces immobilized into permanent images, but the…

— Alan Trachtenberg

Media has become a way that we think about our history. And the media moments are, for better or worse, how we contextualize our…

— Rick Famuyiwa

Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made that diminish the American experience and example. And sometimes…

— Charlton Heston

Movies are America's primary cultural product, colonizing minds around the world for almost a century.

— Miranda Devine

Film and television are major vehicles for American storytelling, and America is the biggest exporter and influencer in the world in terms of telling…

— Tamlyn Tomita

You cannot build a cultural identity without the images and sounds of your culture. Most countries in the third world - poor countries -…

— Rithy Panh

The 'low' quality of many American films, and of much American popular culture, induces many art lovers to support cultural protectionism. Few people wish…

— Tyler Cowen

Content that's generated out of America, whether it be film or music, has, in my opinion, much greater impact in sustaining our credibility and…

— Lyor Cohen

Growing up in the U.S., I was certainly deeply aware of the power of American media, specifically Hollywood and television, in terms of broadcasting…

— Nguyen Viet Thang

Suddenly, the screens were dominated by American entertainment to the extent of something like 95 percent. As a result, audiences turned away from the…

— Andrzej Wajda

We share a huge visual memory bank, mostly through painting and other images in history. I think when a modern photograph taps into those,…

— Chris Hondros