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
You have a lot of companies developing stuff that's just derivative. If 'The Voice' is the No. 1 show on TV, they say, 'Let's do 100 different versions of 'The Voice.' The problem is, by the time you get to market, it's already saturated, and everybody hates the format. Shane Smith companyderivativedevelop 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
Do whatever interests you the most. Passion breeds success. Shane Smith breedinterestpassion Change image and share on social
I don't know about you, but there is nothing that's scarier than young people who have no future. If you take away someone's future, they have nothing to lose. Shane Smith futurelosepeople Change image and share on social
Once you have a certain amount of money, it ceases to be an issue. I'd rather put my cultural imprint on the fabric of life. After money, all you want is immortality. Shane Smith amountceasecultural 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
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 companydigitalfacebook Change image and 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 there are so many problems in the world today, we have to figure out how to fix them rather than point fingers at each other. Shane Smith figurefingerfix Change image and share on social
