The emerging notion of the Eighties was that publicity was a currency. The old view was that if you had a currency – your talent or your product – publicity might draw attention to it. The new view was that publicity in itself, highlighting you, bestowed value. Michael Wolff Read Quote
I am in the representational business, a portraitist. I have tried to walk an amused line amid hyperbole, documentary detail, cruel characterisation, occasional affection, some good punchlines and anthropological social insight. It’s been a good living. Michael Wolff Read Quote
Fame, in Trumpian fashion, is war. You are expected to defend your fame; many people want to take it from you. Michael Wolff Read Quote
Trump’s election was dispiriting and confounding to most traditional political players – perhaps nobody more so than Murdoch. Still, Murdoch did what he has always done: made sure he had maximum influence with the new president. Michael Wolff Read Quote
I mean, can Donald Trump get elected again in 2020 without Steve Bannon? I would say no. Michael Wolff Read Quote