Emil Ferris Quotes

Escapist literature gets a bad rap. But I think escape is important for a lot of people in a lot of places.

I think the more stressful our times get, the more we look for fantasy escapes.

Music and art and culture is escapism, and escapism sometimes is healthy for people to get away from reality. The problem is when they stay there.

I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me.

The truth is, you know, we need our anodynes. You know that word, anodynes? We need that in life some times. A good warm bath can be one for you, or a whatever.

I don’t care if it’s dog piss. It makes me feel better.

I love sports because it takes me away from reality, and I tell people, 'No matter how bad your life is, if you are having problems at home, you are having problems at work, that's the beauty of sports.'

Reality depresses me. I need to find fantasy worlds and escape in them.

After 'Sin Nombre,' I just needed to take a break to go to completely different worlds.

Music became a healer for me.

Got an issue, get a tissue.

We all have an escape. Mine was theater.

I was seeing everything through pain. I would roll out of bed and do my exercises. I had to do that to work out the remainder of the pain pills. I would drink coffee and go to the set and plunge myself so far into my work.

I'm less crazy and unhappy when I'm writing.

It became my solace. Because it's the only thing structured in my life right now. Training is sort of a therapy session, I guess.

I was having a bad day, and my friend said, 'Go wash your hair.' I thought it was really silly - but it made me feel so much better. It might be a small thing, but it works. Washing it off and starting over.

I found music to be the therapy of choice. I guess it is for a lot of people.

Almost the first thing I did when I became ill was to buy a truly good television set.

Escapism is survival to me.

Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.

When I say music saved me, I don't say that lightly.

I sing because it soothes me, and I write because I want to let others know that they're not alone with their problems.

Poetry, for me, is the answer to, 'How does one stay sane when private lives are being ransacked by public events?' It's something that hangs over your head all the time.

True relaxation, which would do me the world of good, does not exist for me.

I think escapism is really important.