Jesmyn Ward Quotes

I think we all like to get away from our troubles and worries with a good book.

I tell you one of the great things about this movie is, with all that's going on around the world right now, it's just good to go to a movie where you don't have to think too hard, just have a good time, and relax and be crazy.

And what I like about it is it makes me happy and I think it makes a lot of people happy to go to the movies and to not think about the problems of the day or the problems of tomorrow or the yesterday and just go on for the ride and have the fun of losing oneself in a fantasy.

Look, I get it; you come home, you work hard, and you turn on your TV... You kind of want to escape a little bit and be taken away by something. Our show required you to pay attention, and if that's not what you wanted to do, then it wasn't going to be for you, and that's OK.

People talk about escapism as though it's something nasty but escapism is wonderful!

People love escapism and there should be a place for it.

Entertainment is needed, and so I do think escapism is needed.

For me, reading was always the great escape without getting your fingers burnt.

I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun.

People go to movies on Saturday to get away from the war in Iraq and taxes and election news and pedophiles online and just go and have some fun. I like doing movies that are fun.

I think escapism is really important.

'Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think; it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our thoughts.

People don't want to pay 8 or 9 dollars to go see a problem that they have in their life, on screen. They pay to get away from that. That's why they watch soap operas.

I absolutely love reading; it is a fantastic way of unwinding.

Pop music for me was definitely escapist, but never studious.

I understand what's it like to work all week and on Friday night just want to go and leave your brain at the door, buy some popcorn and be thrilled by something.

Music is escapism, it's entertainment.

I'm also very proud to be a part of a trilogy of films that, if they do nothing else, allow people to check their problems at the door, sit down and have a good time.

I'm really into the idea of telling stories. Everyone needs stories. Everyone needs to escape every once in a while.

A lot of movies you do because they're fun, they make people forget about their day.

I love going to movies. It's just big, it takes you away, you can escape into it.

I try to read for pleasure whenever I can - it's a great way just to shut it off for a while so your brain doesn't get fried.

If I can make people forget whatever they're dealing with for an hour and a half, two hours every night, that's nice.

As entertainment, fiction may offer momentary relief from the stresses of reality.

Reading takes me to a different place than my everyday life. I usually get fully involved in what I'm reading about, so it's a great escape.