Kathleen Hanna Quotes

Comedies are doing well because I think people want to laugh and not think about everything for a little bit.

It isn't that I don't tackle issues; it's just that they're secondary to giving somebody an escape route from the banal routine of everyday life.

I watch Jon Stewart because I need to laugh. Otherwise, life gets too serious. Besides that, I don't watch any news.

I think people watch TV to escape from life.

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 really try to have fun. If I don't have fun, you won't have fun. That's what my gift is: to relieve people from a little of the pain and comfort in their lives by allowing my comedy to distract them. A good laugh is almost as good as any doctor visit.

For many people, music is here to let them forget the daily chores of life.

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.

Laughter is an instant vacation.

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

I like to act because I can forget about everything else.

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.

'Blind Date' was my lifeline. It was 90 minutes when I could forget about everything, forget about the world.

Over the years I've had people tell me that they come to my show to escape.

Comedy is important! When you're having a stressful day, and you come home, you want to watch something that makes you laugh.

After a long day at work, I want someone to come home, turn on my video and think, 'Oh my God, how girls get ready? This is hilarious. I love this; I'm forgetting about all my problems.'

If you're sick, watch funny movies.

Comedy gives you a shot of euphoria that distracts you from everything that's awful.

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 a reader, sometimes, I just want to not think. You know, I want to read something that is purely enjoyable: that is, like, escapist.

Sometimes, to take my mind off of things, I will hang out with my friends and see a movie.

Basketball is such an escape from a lot of things.

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.

Pardon me if this all sounds corny, but when you put on a record, I'd like it to be an escape from everything you do.

Here's my take: People watch sports to get away from day-to-day stresses, work, illness, financial worries. We don't need to be reminded of political divisions.