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
Are my politics Democrat or Republican? I think both are horrific. And it doesn't matter anyway. Money runs America; money runs everywhere. Shane Smith americademocrathorrific Change image and share on social
I want to build the next CNN with 'VICE' - it's within my grasp. Shane Smith buildcnngrasp 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
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
When you're 18, 19, you want to live fast and leave a beautiful corpse behind. Shane Smith beautifulcorpsefast Change image and 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 best piece of advice I ever got from anyone was when Spike Jonze said, 'Take money out of the equation.' And that's actually when Vice started making lots of money. That's when I stopped worrying about money and started worrying about what I wanted to do. Shane Smith adviceequationjonze 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
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
