Quotes About Entertainment

What the real world of 1941 needed most was the release and relief provided by laughter.

L.A. is a bit strange. It doesn't seem like the real world.

Escapism has its place. I used to write 'Conan the Barbarian' for Marvel, which takes place in an environment completely removed from the real world.

Being in the entertainment industry, I do have some privileges, but when I'm off sets and in the real world, I'm a trans individual whose rights and safety have been taken away.

The 'Real World Challenges' were amazing. However, Hollywood, back when I was on reality shows, did not like reality shows.

We've just got to be careful - with all sports, let alone cricket - I think there's so much emphasis on doing the right thing all the time, but I think the public want to be entertained when they come to watch sport.

It's great to play games which are fun and make you enjoy, but the moment it puts you or anybody around you at risk, just know it's not the right thing.

What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's not entertaining. I left that behind me.

We have to play 'Livin' on a Prayer,' 'Bad Medicine.' We have to play them, and we want to play them, and that's what we're supposed to do. It's like going to see The Beatles and them not playing your favorite song. It's not the right thing to do.

Do the Right Thing' was really the first movie I'd seen that not only entertained me - it made me laugh and I felt suspense - but it also really made me examine the world that I lived in.

When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity.

The secret of comedy is enjoying it. If you're not laughing, it's not going to be funny.

The secret of having a successful promotion is having an awesome promotion with wrestling matches that people like.

I like 'The Simpsons' like everybody else. But yeah - people think I'll always be super intense.

I always say that 'Futurama' is real, and 'The Simpsons' is fiction.

When The Simpsons came around, there really was nothing else like it on TV. It's hard to imagine, but when Fox first took the plunge with it, it was considered controversial to put animation on prime time.

I like the 'Simpsons' pinball machines. Those are pretty great.

With 'The Simpsons,' people didn't know what they were gonna see. They didn't have a clue.

'The Simpsons' money got bigger and bigger. When I left 'The Simpsons', no one thought that this thing was going to still be around. It's the cumulative effect. It's like, 'Oh my God, 25 years later, and it's still coming in.'

You look at shows like The Simpsons or Larry Sanders or Curb Your Enthusiasm or Seinfeld, they're really sophisticated shows that we all love back home.

When it moved to Friday night it disappeared, when they find another show that can do what The Simpsons does, they will be delighted to do cancel The Simpsons.

I loved 'The Simpsons' because it didn't talk down to its audience.

With The Simpsons you can go back to work with a keen heart.

I think the No. 1 lesson I learned from 'The Simpsons' was just that animation could be as funny as live-action. That animation could be funnier than live-action. That animation didn't have to just be for kids.