In the modern media age we are rarely surprised by what we see. Whether it's on television or film or in the theatre, everything is so advertised, so trailed, that most entertainment is merely what you thought it was going to be like.
I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot.
I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment.
I read not for entertainment but to feel what the writer has felt while writing even though if it was fiction.
Never entertain anger. Great people do not become angry over unnecessary issues.
Do not pay attention to my cousins. Every family needs a couple idiots and we keep them around for entertainment.
In the monotony of everyday existence grief comes as a holiday, and a fire is an entertainment. A scratch embellishes an empty face.
Where other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.
The best novels are those that are important without being like medicine; they have something to say, are expansive and intelligent but never forget to be entertaining and to have character and emotion at their centre.
We started Wayfarer Entertainment to create content that we felt could actually inspire people to be the best version of themselves. We take life for granted so often, and we don't realize that tomorrow isn't guaranteed.
Demons, werewolves, zombies--they're all supposed to be for entertainment purposes only.
Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets, on grounds other than personal liking.
In , Anthony Barcellos mines rich family history to create a full-blooded tale that readers will find insightful, rewarding, and entertaining.
I always wanted to entertain. When I was little, I would sing in front of the mirror with a hairbrush or my sisters and I would make shows. I always wanted to be on TV.
The idea of taking what people call the 'entertainment culture' as a focus of study, including historical perspective, is not a bad idea.
I used to first go on to entertain an audience. But now I go, and this is really true - I go on to have fun with a crowd of my chums.
I could do John Wayne, Jack Benny, Jack Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and entertain my friends. But I never seriously considered it as a career choice.
I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally moved? I don't believe anything that Barry Manilow sings.
My name is very often associated with parties and entertaining, but it's not true. I am not such a party person.
You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right. If you're making a fiction film, it's entertainment, but you want it to be as real as possible.
I'm not against vodka - they just asked us. They put out some story about us entertaining international celebrities with vodka, which of course wasn't true.
