Dirt used to be a badge of honor. Dirt used to look like work. But we've scrubbed the dirt off the face of work, and consequently we've created this suspicion of anything that's too dirty.
Always flat front. You've got to be deeply suspicious of a man who consciously goes with pleats. Why would you do that?
You've got a lot of very, very smart people standing by waiting for somebody else to do the work. Not a recipe for long-term solvency in my opinion.
'Dirty Jobs' is a fun, simple little show with huge themes under it. For me, it's penance, it's redemption, it's a sweaty mess.
Boredom is a choice. Like tardiness. Or interrupting.
We don't need American Idols. We need American icons. Icons of work.