By Bruce Edwin
The Hollywood Sentinel - Bruce Edwin: What
motivates you as an artist?
Nancy Cartwright: Hmmm…No one's really
asked me that before…
Bruce Edwin: Oh good, I was hoping I would get
at least one!
Nancy Cartwright: You scored! It has to do with
a bigger concept, I feel as an artist, that the artist in society
is here for a reason other than to just entertain. I think the
artist has a purpose in our civilization that elevates the
culture. And if all artists were to look at it in that way, it is
a huge responsibility, so that when you really break it down, and
look at an actor that's on a set, and they are going to their
job, and if they show up late for that job, how that affects the
other players in that game, because it's a group, and a real
group is formed by the individuals of the group, and to the
degree that one of those individuals is weak, it breaks down to
the whole group. So for me, when you wear your hat as an artist,
and you show up, and not only do your job, but actually you do
better than what's expected…and for me, I have a certain
integrity that I have about what it is that I'm communicating,
and feel my purpose is to kind of elevate the society that will
make the world a better place.
Hollywood Sentinel: Wow!
Nancy Cartwright: I want to do that. It's a
troubled world that we live in, and I think artists are making
all the difference in the world. And there's all kinds of
different people that we have on the planet, trying to get along
with each other, but some have conflicts and disagreements, but
when you really look at music, and look at bands, and you look at
messages that are portrayed through literature, and film and
television, it's the artist that can give hope to those that are
watching.
Hollywood Sentinel: Definitely, that's
beautiful. And I know that you've absolutely done and are doing
that, and just a small glimpse of your work in person with what
you do for kids at your charity event–I mean wow–that
was just incredible…
Flashback: October, 2010, The home of Nancy Cartwright: (Monte
Carlo Night- Fundraiser for Youth) Bart Simpson and SpongeBob
Squarepants (Nancy Cartwright and emcee for the night - Tom
Kenny) sing a hilarious, rocking version of Nancy Sinatra's
"These Boots Are Made for Walking," which gets thunderous
applause. Later, Nancy Cartwright confessed, "I'm not one to
gamble much, but...I love to throw a party!" And my, what a party
it was. The Mayor of Los Angeles' office took the stage and
presented Nancy Cartwright with a humanitarian award for her
service to children and to the city. A flag in Washington DC flew
in her honor and is now atop a flagpole on Nancy's
property.
Nancy Cartwright: Well thanks, I mean, to do it
for five years of turning it out fast, and putting some padding
there, and finding out hit and miss kind of what works, but after
you do it one time, you realize, oh my gosh, we've got to change
that, or that really works, and you find out really quickly what
works and what doesn't work, and I've had great staff that have
helped me out, and volunteers in the community that have come on
board too, and the support of the LAPD and that kind of thing is
very exciting, it starts very early and you know the set up time
is like a week or three in advance, to start setting it up all
up. It is really fun! I really, really enjoy doing it and I think
a lot of people have fun coming out.
To be Continued in next issue...
"If things aren't quite 'going your way' and you feel like the
world has got you down, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Make a decision.
Change your direction. Re-evaluate who your friends are. Do
something that will put you at more cause over your life. You
will find it makes all the difference in the world. Oh, and don't
have a cow, man." - Nancy Cartwright
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