Quotes About Entertainment

There's something to be said for going right into people's living rooms. I think actors have always loved that medium - you're right in there with people in their homes. A lot of very audacious work is being done on television.

I understand that in TV, people like likable people. In film, you can get away with playing a terrible person. In TV, you're in people's homes every week.

I think an under-recognized fact is that TV has changed because the screens have, we now have these massive screen in our homes... so it's worth making your show look good.

Like I'm in San Diego today and this is my hometown so I've got a lot of my friends coming and I definitely want to put on the best show that I can.

Kids spend seven hours a day in school, and they have their homework at night. I'm not there to moralize or to teach them right from wrong. We're there to provide something that is really fun, that's a diversion.

I used to read comics as a kid, and now I'm reading them for research. It's great fun. It's not bad homework.

That's what I do in my stand-up. I work hard and hone the material and after a while audiences expect what I do to be good.

Richard Pryor is, in my mind, the most honest comedian. He bared his soul to people. I think that's why everybody loved him so much.

Honestly, I've been thinking lately about how boring I am. When I do get time to myself, I watch TV.

Honestly, I am a very funny person, and I love making others laugh.

I don't have TiVo, and I actually don't watch a lot of TV, honestly.

I'm in this business, man, and I honestly don't know anything about show business at all. I don't know how it works.

Honestly, I just like to make movies. The funnier the better.

I honestly never really watch the Emmys.

Very honestly, I don't feel 'Munnabhai' is a comedy film. I seriously feel it is a very emotional film.

I don't know, I find that honestly, the stand-up thing in some ways is a little bit of a cliche to carry around, because people don't consider stand-ups really actors.

Well, honestly, I'm not a massive fan of courtroom dramas.

I've honestly never worked with Beyonce. It would be awesome, though; I would love that.

What all my favorite comedians have in common is extraordinary honesty.

People say, 'Oh, you do theater!' And I say, 'Honey, I do theater to get better TV and film roles.'

The fact that I had a gay agent was good because he could say: 'Honey, you've got an audition today. Keep your feet on the ground, O.K.?'

I love show business. It's my life, honey, and I try to enjoy it.

I like Honey Singh. I love the music that he does.

Like with any good art form, if you can entertain people and make them think, it's an honor. It's just an honor to be a comedian.