If you're big in Montreal, you're big in Quebec. If you're big in Toronto, you're big in Canada. But if you're big in New York, you're big in the rest of the world. Shane Smith bigcanadamontreal Change image and share on social
The whole sort of debate of classic objective journalism versus a new immersion journalism - that can go on forever... I made no bones about my position: I don't think you can be objective. Shane Smith boneclassicdebate Change image and share on social
If not doing VICE, I probably would be selling Cokes on the beach in Vietnam. I like the sea. Shane Smith beachcokesea Change image and share on social
The problem that we've had is four media companies run media, globally. And some say they're on the Right and some say they're on the Left; look, they're all afraid of losing Ford as a client. So they're all, by definition, huge companies that are going to be inherently conservative. Shane Smith afraidclientcompany share on social
One of the shocking things when I go back to Canada is they cut off the tall trees - it's sort of like everyone's the same. Everyone's going to be the same, we're all okay. Just the, sort of, cultural, 'We're all okay.' Shane Smith backcanadacultural share on social
I think that Twitter and YT and blogs are keeping media more honest. Everyone can be a journalist now. Everyone is a fact checker. Shane Smith blogcheckerfact Change image and share on social
I came to America from Canada because Canada is stultifyingly boring and incredibly hypocritical. Shane Smith americaborecanada Change image and share on social
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 backbringdie Change image and share on social
Everyone is trying to say, 'This is Gen Y; we're not an old company. We're not doing old content.' Shane Smith companycontentgen Change image and share on social
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 facefingerhuman Change image and share on social
