#entertainment

The stated mission at the time was simply to use the influence of the entertainment industry to do an accurate portrayal of drug and alcohol abuse. We all admit that we're not trying to censor anybody. ↗

— Gerald McRaney

#accurate #admit #alcohol #anybody #censor

What does one prefer? An art that struggles to change the social contract, but fails? Or one that seeks to please and amuse, and succeeds? ↗

— Robert Hughes

#artists #creativity #entertainment #revolution #art

Exactly when people are in turmoil is the time that the entertainment business has always been at its best. Because people don't want to be reminded every day that they are under siege, or that they're not having a great time of life. ↗

— Lionel Richie

#because #been #best #business #day

I wasn't a 'Star Trek' fan, yet I knew who all the characters were. that goes to show what an impact the show had not just in entertainment but in life. I knew who Chekhov was and I knew who Kirk and Spock were, although I probably had never seen the show. ↗

— Marina Sirtis

#characters #chekhov #entertainment #fan #goes

A big secret to life is when you learn that learning is just as entertaining as entertainment, but with long term benefits. ↗

— Orrin Woodward

#learning #life #life

There should be more to writing than entertaining an already-brain-dead society and making money. If not,then you miss the point of writing. ↗

— Carol Morgan

#entertainment #writing #money

Audiences see personalities on shows interacting with wild animals as if they were not dangerous or, at the other extreme, provoking them to give viewers an adrenaline rush. Mostly, the animals just want to be left alone, so it’s not surprising that these entertainers are seriously hurt or even killed on rare occasions. On one level, it’s that very possibility the shows are selling. ↗

— Chris Palmer

#entertainment #television #tv #wildlife #movies

Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. ↗

— Hannah Arendt

#entertainment #life #objects #people #phenomenon

People are sheep. TV is the shepherd. ↗

— Jess C. Scott

#entertainment #herd-mentality #humor #hype #mainstream-media

Oooh, dinner and a show! How come you never take us to dinner and a show?" He smiled at Roxy. "I would spend the entire evening fending off the hordes of your admirers." She fanned herself and grinned back at him. "You gotta love all that suave debonairness! ↗

— Katie MacAlister

#comedy #debonair #entertainment #suave #love