People think because ‘Vice’ is irreverent and because we’re crazy, we’re stunt journalists. You know what? I don’t actually care. Shane Smith Read Quote
It’s our job to get into the hardest-to-see places and bring back the best footage – we have the best footage of North Korea ever shot. If that’s a stunt, then I’ll keep on doing stunts until I die. Shane Smith Read Quote
All I know is that when I go somewhere, I’m not an autobot. I am a human being. I am not an actor. Shane Smith Read Quote
The human race is facing all kinds of problems, and all we are doing is pointing fingers and saying, ‘Your interpretation of the problem is different from my interpretations of the problem.’ Shane Smith Read Quote
There are only two companies in the world that can help me. That’s Facebook and Google, because they are going to make me the largest digital network in the world, which is my goal. Shane Smith Read Quote
Gen Y consume most of their media online and mobile. Gen Y, as the Baby Boomers drop off, are the largest cohort with the largest amount of money – despite the fact that half of them are unemployed. Shane Smith Read Quote
I thought I was a pretty good writer, but I didn’t have anything to write about. I wanted to go out in the world, have some adventures and then write about them. Shane Smith Read Quote
I don’t care if I die – look, I’m old – but you want your kids to have good times and a good life. Shane Smith Read Quote
I have a place in Costa Rica that is in the middle of the jungle. There’s no Internet. There’s no TV. Do I work there? Hell no. Shane Smith Read Quote
If you look at film, distribution is pre-bought. If you’ve paid for the distribution, you say, ‘I have to make sure it’s a film that gets enough butts in the seats.’ I think that’s the problem: It becomes prohibitively expensive, and you can’t develop films for a smaller amount of money. Shane Smith Read Quote
