Quotes About Engagement

I think being a movie star is about whether an audience can watch you and care about you.

The thing is, Twitter made me - from silly posts about 'Star Wars,' I got fans.

Starbucks has a role and a meaningful relationship with people that is not only about the coffee.

We need to put ourselves in the shoes of our customers. That is my new battle cry. Live and breathe Starbucks the way our customers do.

Starbucks has changed the rules of engagement for the music industry.

When you're in a conversation, genuinely be in it. Stare people in their eyes. Know what you're talking about. Enjoy that moment.

I chose my house because I loved the fact that there was a really busy road with lots of things to stare at.

Personally, I'd love to see more social media firms develop business models that aren't reliant on advertising. If you're a social media firm selling ads, your goal is to get people to interrupt what they're doing all day long so they come and stare at your service as much as possible.

What better way to connect with people than by staring and talking straight at them? Don't blink - that's one less connection you could have made.

I just don't like looking at the crowd and seeing them just staring and listening to the music. When I get them involved, whatever type of music I'm playing, they leave there feeling better.

Seeing bored-looking fans staring at you while you DJ is about as horrible as it gets.

Loopt isn't a service that keeps you locked in, staring at your screen.

When you're literally staring at the person right in front of you, you're connecting with them on a personal level. I even jump into the crowd sometimes and perform with them, sing into the mic with them and share the experience with them.

Social media stars are only relevant because they make content, so they can never stop doing that.

People had this idea about becoming rock stars packing stadiums instead of having the goal of becoming what musicians used to be in terms of how they would perform and connect people.

I could care less if it's Mick Jagger or the man on the street. I just like interesting people, and I happen to know a lot of stars.

There's nothing like a jolly good disaster to get people to start doing something.

The disconnect between what people think and what the political leaders are actually doing is something that we really need to start raising.

Someone said that life is a party. You join in after it's started and leave before it's finished.

The closest I ever came to getting married was just before I started singing. In fact, my first record saved my neck.

There was a long period where every time someone was shot or stabbed the BBC would call me. I started to think, 'I'm an actor and a musician, I don't want to be a politician or a spokesperson.'

You know what? It's a great conversation starter, right? You meet friends that way. Sometimes it's a good thing. And then other times, I guess, the person is just a little too... then you kind of like want to back away. It depends on the person, you know?

A novel is a conversation starter, and if the author isn't there for the after-party, both the writer and the reader are missing a lot.

I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people - not a large group, but quite a few people - who come to see me because they love Curb Your Enthusiasm.