Iain Armitage chats with THR on the red carpet at The Creative Coalition Inaugural National Arts Advocacy Summit in Las Vegas and talks about being one of the younger members attending. Plus, he shares what he hopes the group accomplishes by the end of the event.
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00:00So you're probably one of the younger people here at this summit this week.
00:04Why did you want to be a part of it, and what perspective do you hope you bring to the summit table?
00:08That's a really good question. I always want to be a part of anything Creative Coalition does,
00:11and that's not just me being nice or sucking up. I legitimately love this organization,
00:15and every single thing I've gotten to do with them has just been the time of my life.
00:18I just get to work with these cool, awesome people who are so good in whatever their field is,
00:22and it's such a diverse group of people, too.
00:24Like, there's everything from actors to lawyers to writers to whoever,
00:29and it really shows you that any job you do, if you approach it with love and passion and creativity, it is art.
00:34And honestly, it is cool being on the younger side,
00:39but everybody here has such a, it sounds mean to say a childish energy, I guess childlike,
00:46kind of that energy and excitement to approach a topic that everyone's passionate about here.
00:50So it doesn't really feel like anything's different between a person my age, double my age, or whatever,
00:57because everybody wants to be here and is excited to be here and has that drive and that passion.
01:01So I guess I hope to bring the same perspective that everyone else is bringing,
01:05which is just joy and love to be here.
01:07I love that. What do you hope this group accomplishes by the end of the day tomorrow?
01:11Billions of dollars for the arts. Just an insane amount of money.
01:15I hope, I think the ultimate goal is just for people to realize that the arts is not just this extra little side thing
01:25that we don't really need to be focusing on, and it's more important to put our money towards other things.
01:30I think, if you think about the way you walk through the world and the things you see every day,
01:35imagine that every building was concrete with no windows.
01:38Imagine that every outfit you wore was just a grey, bland tracksuit.
01:43Imagine that everything you did was devoid of color and meaning and music.
01:48It would change the way you see the world, the way you interact with other people.
01:52It's so crazy because you don't even realize it, but every single thing in your life is touched by art.
01:57And I think when people realize that and put money and care towards it,
02:00it allows it to flourish and make our communities more beautiful, more engaging, more inclusive,
02:06more diverse, getting more stories out there, more viewpoints, and that makes the world a better place.