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Some of the greatest art comes from assholes. Picasso was a horrible person. I have no difficulty whatsoever separating the art from the artist.
If you hate a film because you think the director/writer/producer/actor involved is a scumbag does that mean you'd like a movie because the one who made it was a really swell guy? No, you judge the art on its merits.
The creation of art in any medium is an act of arrogance. It is an expression of one's belief that what they have to say is valid and deserves to be seen/heard. It takes a steadfast assertion that "I am right, I am justified in thinking and acting the way I do" in order to see a work to completion. So it comes as no surprise to me when this same type of person follows one of their darker impulses with the same conviction of "I am right, I am justified in thinking and acting the way I do."
It is miraculous to me that so many people who pursue their passion to create are still fine and decent people. The percentage of true mutherfuckers in art and entertainment is relatively small.
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"Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies."
Earl of Chesterfield
"A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well."
Francis Bacon
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