Quotes About Entertainment

Well, that's what they do on television. Every fifteen minutes, there are breaks for commercials. That way we get to look forward to what's coming next. That's how it works in real life too.

Dreaming was for the moviegoers, fingering their pulpy paper tickets

So far, many of these giants seem to have adopted the business model of "attention merchants."2 They capture our attention by providing us with free information, services, and entertainment, and they then resell our attention to advertisers.

A consistência é o parque de diversões das mentes entorpecidas.

Chuck Berry himself bowed to the dictates of the capitalist juggernaut. While he originally sang about 'a coloured boy named Johnny B. Goode', under pressure from white-owned radio stations Berry changed the lyrics to 'a country boy named Johnny B. Goode'.

Reaching an agreement can be quite difficult, because while you like science-fiction thrillers, Jack prefers romantic comedies, and Jill votes for artsy French films.

That show, 'The Amazing Race' - is that about white people?

I think if they put a laugh track on 'Intervention ' it would be funny.

Hall-of-Fame announcer Red Barber: "Baseball is dull only to dull minds.

Don't wake me for the end of the world unless it has very good special effects.

People don't want to see wrinkles, because if they see wrinkles in actors then they have to face that they have wrinkles, too. They'd rather see perfection up there. And so then you get rocket scientists who are 22 years old.

Working in Hollywood, it's clear the more money you have, the more technology you can get. So you can build a whole Japanese set. Only in Hollywood!

I love bad movies, whereas going to the theater for me is a painful experience. I think it's really hard to sit and watch actors do something live and have it not go well.

I think as an American society, when we're paying too many taxes or dealing with war, we don't want to see sad things at the movies.

I turned on VH1 this morning just to get a little warm-up before I came over here, and I think it's just terrific. There's so much great stuff: diverse and wonderful music, good performances, great looking girls, great videos, the whole thing.

It's funny how the entertainment industry was so scared of hip-hop. Chris and I were so turned on by it. Chris was so buzzed that he talked to some people in the music industry about all these great bands. Every one of them told him that rap was a fad and it would soon go away.

Couldn't I just take up juggling fire over a pit of alligators?" Liam muttered. "I think it might be easier.

I also juggle," he said in a grave tone, "and am quite adept with a deck of cards.

Stand up is really fun because if I think of a joke or a funny idea, then I can just go and tell some people and if they laugh, they laugh right away.

The comedians I liked were Bill Cosby and Steven Wright, like just always as a comedic actor. I always liked Gary Larson, who's really funny for a cartoonist, obviously.

You can't teach somebody how to be funny. You're either funny, or you ain't.

The things that make me angry still make me angry. George Carlin is 67, and he's still as funny as he's ever been, and he's still angry. And that makes me feel good, because I feel like if I stick around long enough, I'll still be able to work.

Same old, same old. Beau and Eden came in last night with Aunt Trudy. Sheriff stopped by the table to flirt for a while. That's always entertaining.

She'd been busy all day, though she made time to stand over his shoulder plenty. However, he'd discovered the key to getting rid of her. Just a few personal questions, and she ran for cover. He smothered a grin. Might be kind of entertaining. The