Quotes About Entertainment

People don't want to listen to a celebrity tweeting about their charities and shows. That's why comedy writers do well - we put out little funny ideas.

Bollywood actors are so set in what they want, and the way they want it. And why shouldn't they be? But it is not the same in Hollywood, because the love of the audience is not the same.

When you turn on your radio, you don't always want to hear about someone shootin' some person. Even if that's the lifestyle they live, people don't always want to hear it.

Really, really obscene hip-hop. I love it so much. It makes me laugh and then it makes me want to dance.

People don't come out for book events. They want to feel an emotion and be entertained.

I love talk shows and hosting. I would want to do something like that. I'm not sure I would want to be a reality star continuously.

People are losing jobs, people need to be entertained, and I want to make movies that parents and children can look forward to seeing, that can become a kind of family ritual.

That makes entertaining television. That is the circus of American Idol . We go for the very, very best and the very, very worst. It's the boring people that we don't want to see on television.

It's an entire industry focusing on young male viewers that want action and violence. They sell us something that isn't valid. They're selling films like a product.

I've always had a sense of humour, and I still do, so I just want to go on performing as long as I can. It's as simple as that.

The main reason I want someone to read a story of mine is so they can enjoy it and feel like they got something interesting out of it.

You always have to sign contracts for several years, if they want to pick you up. It's kind of a strange scenario. They have the option or not.

If all the students who slept through lectures were laid end to end, they'd all be a lot more comfortable. If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.

I've made a career making stuff that nobody sees, so anything that I can do to help make something that people are going to enjoy and want to see over and over again, then I'm there.

At the end of the day, I just want a movie that's great, that people are going to love and laugh at and be affected by, and also have an emotional journey.

I wonder if that's hurt me at the box office. Maybe audiences these days want to know exactly what to expect when they go into a movie, and my movies are hard to explain in just one way.

That's one thing about Hollywood. People don't always want what's real. People always want a little more. So for me, it's a compromise. Here you go, that hyper-reality.

I feel like movies should stick to a genre and give the audience what they want, and then surprise them with the unexpected, and not just do the same thing you've always seen.

Imagining [The Wizard of Oz] without Judy Garland is a bit like dancing on wet cement: you can do it, but why would you want to?

Performers have the right to say what they want to, and anyone paying money has the right to accept or reject the art and entertainment that's available.

You know, baseball's not stupid. Baseball does what the fans want, usually.

Give the public what they want. What you want is unimportant.

Every time I get up and sing for people, I get such a high. I just want to do it again and again.

Seeing the energy of 'SNL' made me want to be a part of it. If that was a job, I thought, that was the job I wanted. That was my plan. Comedy.