Andy Taylor Quotes

Cinema is entertainment, and people go to the movies because they want to feel good and forget about everything.

Hats off to musicians who just want a pure escape. I have a lot of fondness for pure escapism. I don't feel like it's irresponsible, I think sometimes you really need to take a breather.

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

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 think music is to have fun. It's for people to have a good time with.

I think Queen songs are pure escapism, like going to see a good film.

Music can be a source of escapism.

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

It's really fun to be in a film that's pure entertainment, that people want to go and see. I think, in the current climate, the state of things, people want escapism.

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.

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

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.

I need distractions. Good distractions, not bad ones. A good distraction for me is a great play.

I just want to entertain.

We just want kids to come to our concert and forget about everything.

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

We're in entertainment. We're supposed to be making music that communicates with people, but ultimately, it's supposed to be something that people can enjoy. Sometimes you just want to escape for an hour and a half.

I don't care how many times I play 'Angry Birds.' When you have the world's cares on your shoulders and you fling those little birds at those rotten pigs, then the whole world just melts away.

Everybody in the world has problems, and the nice thing about entertainment is you get to forget about those problems and have a good time for a couple of hours.

One of the reasons I sing so much about smoking or drinking isn't about the addiction, but more so that I'm trying to let people have a good time at my shows and forget their problems. Relax and enjoy. There's not certain religions or politics sold on them. Just come out, have a beer, have a laugh, good energy from stage and have a good time.

Singing a song, playing sports - anything that entertains, that takes people away from their own problems, is good.

[On lightweight movies:] Fun movies. They were never meant to cure cancer, only to take away the mind.

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

I just love dancing.

I'm not going to deny that I enjoy a good four or five hour karaoke session. But who doesn't?