Quotes About Entertainment

Most people want to be entertained, not educated.

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit" seems like the motto not just for Chopra but for the entire conference. Benioff and his philanthropy, the dry ice and fog machines, the concerts and comedians: None of this has anything to do with software or technology. It's a show, created to entertain people, boost sales, and fluff a stock price.

The thing about bozos is that bozos don't know that they're bozos. Bozos think they're the shit, which makes them really annoying but also incredibly entertaining, depending on your point of view.

Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas - including this one.

Do not let the truth get in the way of a good story.

It's odd how violence and humor so often go together, isn't it?

My dad tells me that he took us to a pantomime when I was very, very small - panto being a sort of English phenomenon. There's traditionally a part of the show where they'll invite kids up on the stage to interact with the show. I was too young to remember this, but my dad says that I was running up onstage before they even asked us.

I love being a part of Aqua Teen.

I like to play guitar, jam out, play the blues, go watch movies. I love movies.

Vince Vaughn is a genuine person, awesome guy. He'll come to a lot of my shows. It's not that often that you can meet someone as cool as Vince.

I used to love to go to the movies - I'd see two in a row. A few times I even snuck into the second movie after it started... now that I think about it, that's kind of like shoplifting! Needless to say, I still love going to the movies, but I don't sneak in anymore.

The camera fails to capture the 'business' in show business! We typically will give 10 percent of our salary to the agent, 10 percent to the manager, and 5 percent to the lawyer, plus the publicist gets a flat fee, which needs to be budgeted for.

I just think that the collective experience of going to see a film is something you can't recreate.

I guess you could say I've been in my share of violent movies.

Even the worst Bond movies, there's something to love about them.

Why isn't it fun to watch a videotape of last night's football game even when we don't know who won? Because the fact that the game has already been played precludes the possibility that our cheering will somehow penetrate the television, travel through the cable system, find its way to the stadium, and influence the trajectory of the ball as it hurtles toward the goalposts!

You must understand video games. Seriously.

It's time to rescue humor from its status as mere entertainment and recognize it for what it is—a sophisticated and peculiarly human form of intelligence that can't be replicated by computers and that is becoming increasingly valuable in a high-concept, high-touch world.

You never know when Rob will want to party.

All the soldiers say that Rob likes to party. And when he gets going, he's one hell of a dance partner.

I think that nothing is 'just' fiction, as jokes are never 'just' jokes and entertainment is never 'just' entertainment. That's not to say they can't be entertaining or ridiculous, but all of them also address more serious topics in ways that might not be possible through 'serious' communication.

Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for quick consumption, but they have survived 50 years and are still growing.

First, I wanted to be Chris Farley. When I was growing up, Chris Farley was still on the stages and fun to us. In my house, John Belushi was king. I didn't grow up when he was - I was born in '78 - the reruns of Belushi in 'Animal House,' and knowing he was at Second City, he was viewed as a king in my house.

Even today, people tell me that the slapstick humour in 'Friends' is the most viewed comedy track on television. Siddique knows the art of mixing slapstick with genuine humour.