"Here in Hollywood you can actually get a marriage license printed on an Etch-A-Sketch"
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Miller's intent is classic late-20th-century stand-up cynicism: take an ideal Americans still claim to revere, then expose the ways status, money, and attention hollow it out. Hollywood functions as shorthand for a wider ecosystem: publicists, tabloids, quick courtships, and the constant pressure to rebrand. An Etch-A-Sketch is the perfect prop because it's not simply disposable; it's performative. You draw for the sake of being seen drawing. That mirrors a certain celebrity romance logic: the wedding as premiere, the marriage as a season, the divorce as the inevitable renewal cycle.
The subtext is moral but not preachy. Miller isn't defending traditionalism so much as skewering a marketplace where even vows get treated like erasable copy. The line also flatters the audience's suspicion: you get to feel savvy, in on the con, watching a town that can manufacture anything - even sincerity - then wipe it clean when the next headline arrives.
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| Topic | Marriage |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Miller, Dennis. (2026, January 17). Here in Hollywood you can actually get a marriage license printed on an Etch-A-Sketch. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/here-in-hollywood-you-can-actually-get-a-marriage-30776/
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Miller, Dennis. "Here in Hollywood you can actually get a marriage license printed on an Etch-A-Sketch." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/here-in-hollywood-you-can-actually-get-a-marriage-30776/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Here in Hollywood you can actually get a marriage license printed on an Etch-A-Sketch." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/here-in-hollywood-you-can-actually-get-a-marriage-30776/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.





