Leon Girtak about contesters:

In the beginning, we are authentic, fresh, innovative, dynamic and uncompromising. But then, we are becoming more precise, professionally faultless, we begin to like everyone, we smile to everyone who invite us, ask our opinions and shake their heads with understanding. We return their approval with kindness and we are feeling even better and better. Limits which can’t be crossed are becoming tighter and tighter. Further, we want only to be liked, we deserve everyone’s satisfaction and we lust for the critic not only to be in favour of us, but also enthusiastic. In the end, with joy and pride, we get prizes from whom we used to hold in contempt.

Since every artist needs his audience only because it pays for his prosperity, he definitely won’t say: “I am an ass-crawler because I need your money.”Instead of such words, he will say: “I love you all!”

Selected by Comrade Abramowski  Translated into English by Nightshade.