INTERVIEW_CUTTING THE ARTS?

"arts & culture are most important export that we exchange around the world...countries may go to war - but it's culture that unites us, it educates us, it teaches us to be better" (Kevin Spacey)

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ARTICLE_KEVIN SPACEY CALLS FOR ARTS FUNDING IN CONGRESS

"To me, it is important just to absolutely embrace arts and culture and the creative industries and what they bring to our nation," Spacey told The Associated Press. "It is the single greatest export we exchange around the world."

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