Tracey Ullman Quotes

Actors with political views are a dime a dozen.

In 2003, I wrote a New York Times best-seller called 'Shut Up & Sing,' in which I criticized celebrities like the Dixie Chicks & Barbra Streisand who were trashing then-President George W. Bush. I have used a variation of that title for more than 15 years to respond to performers who sound off on politics.

I don't know if anybody wants to mix their politics with their entertainment.

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.

I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.

I do not believe that artists or actors and people should be out there like voicing their full-blown opinions on politics because, let's face it, at the end of the day, I'm not that smart of a guy.

I personally think artists should criticize the government as much as possible since, unlike politicians, they do not have to obtain votes.

Nothing irritates me more than going to see an artist and paying all this money and then have them rant about very specific political opinions.

It's no secret that I've become known for my strong political views.

Actors in the film industry are usually wary of expressing their opinions on the issues of the day, politics especially.

There are aspects of '24' where I love its politics and aspects where I hate them.

You should never ask actors about politics.

A lot of my traditional audience does not appreciate my foray into politics.

With the war and everything that's going on, unless you're Susan Sarandon, the best route is to keep your mouth shut. For me it is, anyway!

I like Michael Moore, but I think of him more as a rabble-rouser. On his TV show, when he went to the home of the guy who invented the car alarm and set off all the car alarms on the block... pretty funny.

I am an artist with very strong social and political concerns.

I don't get all these pop stars who sit on the fence when they're asked for an opinion. People are scared of speaking out. They're too worried about the consequences - like they might lose a few fans if they give a serious opinion.

Sometimes music isn't the way to talk politics, you know?

I don't like political rappers.

Ultimately, if someone's paying hard-earned money to see me play live, they don't want a rant about what's happening on the other side of the world. They don't want to know which way they should vote.

It's hard not to be political.

One thing that N.W.A did, as Larry Flynt did before them, was to expand the boundaries of our reliance upon the good sense of the people to determine what's right and what isn't, what's obscene and what isn't, and what's immoral and what isn't.

Politics and music should only mix to a point. Me, I think my job as a musician is to make people try to forget about all that.

I request the audience to not mix cinema with politics.

I'm a very political person, and I make political choices in my movies.