This is also for our industry: casting, producers, investors, etc. The “We” he’s talking about here is also Them when they keep employing the same actors over and over and over. They have the opportunity to be an example to other industries and spread the casting net to those talented and experienced who really need work (and there are plenty of them, don’t get me wrong). This idea that those who are working are working because they’re the best, etc. is bullshit. Furthermore, it’s been proven by asses in seats and polls taken that the public likes to see new faces on the silver screen, tube and stage, and not always the same old same old.
You can read Paul Krugman’s full NY Times Op Ed article here.
