Sean Penn Quotes

Never underestimate the intelligence of the audience; make good programmes, and they will come.

With anything, and especially with the pallet of viewers in watching anything on TV and film, you have to entertain them.

If people are given quality stuff to watch, they'll watch it.

I still think what the consumers are looking for is, number one, entertainment. They want to be entertained. It can be a liberal, a libertarian, or a conservative. It can be far-left or far-right. If they are entertained, they are going to tune in.

It's too easy to underestimate your audience. But it's not rocket science: bad plays don't get people on seats; good plays do.

The audience wants something that entertains them, and whether that entertainment is in the form of a physical match or in the form of a skit or video or promo, it's our job to deliver it to them, to the point where the audience becomes the biggest champion of our brand. And if we can't match that, then we're falling short.

If I've helped people enjoy the telecast, that's fine. That's my purpose.

I really focus on giving the viewers compelling television, and hope that more and more people watch.

I feel like if you enjoyed the 119 hours that precede the finale of 'Lost,' is that whole experience ruined by the fact that you might not agree with everything that we did in the finale? I would hope not! I would hope that you would appreciate the fact that you were entertained for 119 hours even if you didn't love the finale.

You have to understand that you are not making the film for yourself; you're making it for the audience. If I am asking my audiences to buy tickets, I owe them the worth of their money, and I owe them entertainment.

You always dream of being part of a show that reaches and thrills an audience.

You can make a good show, but you still need some magical alchemy to get people to watch.

You do a clean show and it's over and the audience have enjoyed themselves and you've enjoyed yourself, and you haven't had to resort to shock.

Great fights means great TV ratings.

If people enjoy watching me play, or if I can have a good interaction with somebody, that's a win.

If people enjoy your movies, that's the most important thing.

I want to entertain viewers as much as possible.

You have to keep the audience glued by hook or crook.

I just want to do films which I enjoy doing and the audience will too like it watching.

A pleased audience member is a pleased audience member, whether they're in New York or Mumbai.

TV creates good viewership because it generates interest by being entertaining.

There must be a level of skill, but that is not necessarily why people watch my videos.

Regardless of what film you make, you want people to watch your film, and you ultimately need commercial success.

I'm out there every night working my butt off trying to do what I do, and that is entertain every single person that paid their hard earned money for a ticket. So I think people realize that and I think over time, I feel like that's grown, definitely.

Neither winning nor losing means as much to me as knowing the crowd has enjoyed my match.