Quotes About Entertainment

I think movies glamorize violence, in the sense that they make it in a way that it's either cool or funny.

Making movies is just like betting on horses at the racetrack.

The middle class tend to be interested in spending money on leisure and entertainment. They leave behind much bigger carbon and digital footprints

When you say a friend has a sense of humor do you mean that he makes you laugh, or that he can make you laugh?

Having a thirteen-year-old in the family is like having a general-admission ticket to the movies, radio and TV. You get to understand that the glittering new arts of our civilization are directed to the teen-agers, and by their suffrage they stand or fall.

In time I came to understand that out of the misery and murk of their lives the Russian people had learned to make sorrow a diversion, to play with it like a child's toy; seldom are they diffident about showing their happiness. And so, through their tedious weekdays, they made a carnival of grief; a fire is entertainment; and on a vacant face a bruise becomes an adornment.

I think a lot of times on TV we see caricatures - that's what's funny.

I was raised on comic books, and I love science fiction.

A lot of people into Tool, for some reason, are not interested in humor.

Actually I never did stand up. I'm not that funny.

And now Rocky is begging me to watch Dora the Explorer with him. I understand that millions of kids love Dora and have learned to read or whatever from her show. But I wouldn't mind if Dora fell off a cliff and took her little pals with her

And now Rocky is begging me to watch Dora the Explorer with him. I understand that millions of kids love Dora and have learned to read or whatever from her show. But I wouldn't mind if Dora fell off a cliff and took her little pals with her

When you think about it, we actors are kind of prostitutes. We get paid to feign attraction and love. Other people are paying to watch us kissing someone, touching someone, doing things people in a normal monogamous relationship would never do with anyone who's not their partner. It's really kind of gross.

That's when I realized I had gotten too attached to the TV.

Amaya is boiling bunnies over Colin Ã¢â'¬Â¦Ã¢â'¬Â "Who? What?!" "And Ruthie is an alkie in denial. And Justin Ã¢â'¬Â¦Ã¢â'¬Â "Jessie! What are you talking about? Who are these people? Are they friends of yours?" "Uh, not really," I said. "They're from The Real World." My mom sighed and said, "Jessie, I asked you how your day was." That's when I realized I had gotten too attached to the TV.

Even if tomorrow will be the end of the world, people will still continue to watch television for whole day!

I like shows that have some level of intelligence to them. When it's not as predictable, when you don't know what's coming at you.

I have always been a huge admirer of my own work. I'm one of the funniest and most entertaining writers I know.

Comedy is protest. It's "I beg to differ," if you're fancy, or if you're Jewish, "Hey, listen to this!

All I can say is that in my case comedy was keeping the joy of a happy childhood going strong.

Larry Clinton and his vocalist, Bea Wain,

But let's get back to Melvin Kaminsky.

When Ethel Merman belted out "You're the Top" even though Uncle Joe and I were two miles away in the cheap seats, it was thrilling but maybe a little too loud. What a voice! They said she could hold a note longer than the Chase National Bank.

In every classic comedy duo, from Laurel and Hardy to Abbott and Costello to Martin and Lewis, in order for the exchange to work, the quality of the straight man had to be as dynamic as that of the funny guy. Carl was the best at this. I