Escapism Quotes · Page 4

“I want to glide in a world of beauty,’ I said. ‘To be carried away into a world of luxurious things.”

— James Lusarde

Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.

— Alexander McQueen

Maybe it was escapism, but I had become obsessed with going to remote locations and keeping myself behind the camera.

— Cole Sprouse

In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.

— Rachel Weisz

Entertainment and escapism - those are the bigger money-making films today.

— Robin Wright

Without its roots in reality, I don't think escapism can survive.

— Rajkumar Hirani

“Moreover, people have become accustomed to reading to escape as opposed to reading to think.”

— Leigh M. Lane

“Art is subjective and art as a form of entertainment escapism is as high art as any.”

— Miranda Hart

People want fun and escapism at the moment. Look at the success of Guardians of the Galaxy. I think Nolan kick-started a…

— Matthew Vaughn

Fashion is, after all, a form of escapism, and in fact people are buying more special things than ever, nowadays. They deny…

— Tom Ford

The continual looking forward to the eternal world is not a form of escapism or wishful thinking, but one of the things…

— C. S. Lewis

I think escapism is very important, certainly in my life. I love nothing more than escaping into the world of a film…

— Ben Barnes

What 'Escapism' did, of course I'm over the moon about that - but if that's the biggest moment that I ever get…

— Raye

I think that you have to bear in mind that music is about escape, and it's not unreasonable to think the music…

— Peter Hook

“Everyone needs to escape sometimes, and retreating into somebody else's fantasy isn't nearly as satisfying as slipping into your own.”

— Nenia Campbell

I think everybody wants to feel validated in some way, and when you're looking for leisure activities or if you're looking for…

— Christopher Priest

As a form of escapism, yearning for the 20th century is understandable, but in practice it would be horrible - sort of…

— Douglas Coupland

I think there seems to be a need for escapism at the moment. Maybe that's the type of world we're living in.…

— Colin Morgan

“Books allow us to escape from the pressures of modern life. By far, the best vehicles of escape are Young Adult Science…

— Peter Graham

The new Bond film, will be a big, big hit, because every Bond film is an event. Fathers take their sons to…

— Roger Moore

I am seized with an abiding fear regarding what these two instruments are doing to our society, our culture and our heritage.…

— Edward R. Murrow

“Many have given up. They stay home and watch the TV screen, living on the earnings of their parents, cousins, bothers, or…

— James Baldwin

Fashion is so close in revealing a person's inner feelings and everybody seems to hate to lay claim to vanity so people…

— Stella Blum

“People like to believe that they have several options open to them, but this is only a justification for attempting to avoid…

— Théun Mares

Born And Bred' is pure escapism, and where we film is one of the most beautiful places in the country.

— Chris Chibnall

Perhaps fantasy offers imaginative escapism more than other genres.

— Jasper Fforde

escapism isn't good or bad in itself. what is important is what you are escaping from and where you are escaping to.

— Terry Pratchett

I love the Potter films. I found them the most wonderful sort of escapism every year or two.

— Eddie Redmayne

People who read on holiday always have a better time because it's total escapism, both physically and mentally.

— Jasmine Guinness

“Fiction is a vehicle to escapism. But fantasy, in my opinion, is escapism in its most vibrant and enchanting form.”

— S.J. Pierce

Escapism or nostalgia, for me, is not about having a terrible life and trying to get away via imaginary ideas or something.

— Washed Out

I have to say I do read partly for escapism. Why can't I escape and learn something?

— Christopher Bollen

I loved underground comics and psychedelic art. I did like some supernatural horror, but mainly fantasy. I was into escapism.

— Arik Roper

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

— Freddie Mercury

I always wanted to be able to buy nice things, but the appeal of music was the escapism.

— Paul Young

But to me, 'Worlds' is meant as kind of an appreciation of fiction and stories and escapism and fantasy.

— Porter Robinson

“Art helps you connect to the world, not escape from it. That is the difference between art and entertainment.”

— James Rozoff

Even though music is something I travel around doing, it is also a very private thing. A sort of escapism.

— Agnes Obel

No one sets out to write escapism as a film's subject matter unless, maybe, you are making a fantasy flick.

— Rajkumar Hirani

All I listened to until age 18 growing up was musical theater. I liked the escapism of it.

— Rachel Bloom