A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

Newscasters and actors alike report the frequency with which they are approached by people who feel they've met them before. Joanne Woodward in an interview was asked what was the difference between being a movie star and a TV actress. She replied: "When I was in the movies I heard people say, ‘There goes Joanne Woodward.’ Now they say, ‘There goes somebody I think I know.’”
Understanding Media (1964), MIT/Routledge edition, pp 317-318
Year: 1964
Compiled by William Kuhns
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