Joey Skaggs quotes

It is the fool who thinks he cannot be fooled. (Joey Skaggs)
Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target of hatred and prejudice. View quote
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Most important to any fake story is a plausible, realistic edge with a satirical twist that is topical. View quote
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But I learned first-hand how the news media operates by watching how they interpreted, changed, and misrepresented my intentions. View quote
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It would make life much easier if I could have total faith and not question everything all the time, but I can't do it and I won't do it. View quote
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What do we believe? Why do we believe it? View quote
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My challenge as a satirical artist is how to present ideas to people to enable them to question and reexamine their beliefs. My hope is, that my work provokes people to look at things in a new way. View quote
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We function in a pack mentality. This is our tribe. And this is how we are exploited - sold a bill of goods and a household of products. View quote
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Any journalist worth his or her salt wouldn't trust me. View quote
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I've always been a fine artist. View quote
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The media's job is to question a premise. (Joey Skaggs)
Most reporters who come to me get their stories directly from press releases. Very few do what one would consider to be their professional duty. View quote
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I learned more complex ways to manipulate the manipulators, to bring attention to issues about which I felt passionate. View quote
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But my favorite work is always my next piece. View quote
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When I create a false reality, I always try to create a plausible structure to help convince people. View quote
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My art became very public. View quote
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If I'm successful in fooling a wire service, I don't really have to do anything else to promote the story. View quote
Joey Skaggs

Joey Skaggs

Occupation: American Celebrity
Born: 1945
Quotes count: 17