“[M]ischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.” — George Borrow Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“[When under stress I thought of] the books I had read [and applied] them to myself. I [imagined I was] one of… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
Coming out of the '60s and the Vietnam War in America, it was commonplace for people to make films that had relevance… — Dan Gilroy Copy Share Image
Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards,… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
“I took another road, past the old sugar works and the water wheel that had not turned for years. I went to… — Jean Rhys Copy Share Image
"Getting away from it all," many people want that, and of course ultimately the only way to get away from it all… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
Fantasy is escapism, but wait... Why is this wrong? What are you escaping from, and where are you escaping to? Is the… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
People tend to turn to the type of entertainment that has an escapism quality. — Melissa Joan Hart Copy Share Image
It would be easy to say that I want to play a role that was very much like myself, but more or… — Summer Altice Copy Share Image
I think what makes Narnia a magical place is that it offers escapism - escapism from a world that is so different… — Will Poulter Copy Share Image
There's something about 'Strictly Come Dancing.' Everywhere I go, people wish me good luck; cabbies toot their horns. It's lovely. I have… — Cherie Lunghi Copy Share Image
I live in my own bubble. I was looking for an audience that wouldn't necessarily be looking for escapism when they came… — Art Spiegelman Copy Share Image
I just enjoyed telling stories. I enjoyed watching films and reading and becoming someone else. I spent a lot of time on… — Tuppence Middleton Copy Share Image
The new Bond film, will be a big, big hit, because every Bond film is an event. Fathers take their sons to… — Roger Moore Copy Share Image
“...there was one thing she would think about when she was high, one thing she would feel: that she was transparent, not… — DeSales Harrison Copy Share Image
“Haven't you noticed, too, on the part of nearly everyone you know, a growing rebellion against the present? And an increasing longing… — Jack Finney Copy Share Image
It's all about escapism. That's essentially what all movies are about. It's a vicarious thrill. — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
But to me, 'Worlds' is meant as kind of an appreciation of fiction and stories and escapism and fantasy. — Porter Robinson Copy Share Image
You know, going to the movies has always been recession-proof. It's fairly cheap entertainment; it's classic escapism. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I understand that a lot of other actors don't have a choice. They have to eat so they need to work and… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
I think escapism is very important, certainly in my life. I love nothing more than escaping into the world of a film… — Ben Barnes Copy Share Image
I treated Art as the supreme reality and life as a mere mode of fiction. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“I steel myself to ignore his taunts and his coarse language. I no longer care what he says or does. It doesn't… — Alison Weir Copy Share Image
