Escapism Quotes · Page 4

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

— Chris Chibnall

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

Perhaps fantasy offers imaginative escapism more than other genres.

— Jasper Fforde

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

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

— Eddie Redmayne

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

— Christopher Bollen

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've always been a rule-breaker and a rebel. For me, drag has always been about rebellion, but also escapism. I think being…

— Violet Chachki

“To hide away from the world whose loveless heart has gone astray and its inhabitants what could be a safer place than…

— Anna Jae

I see myself as a character actor, and I've always been drawn to playing characters that are different from myself because acting…

— Alessandro Nivola

I just wanted to make a record that wasn't escapism. Like, I didn't want to write another record that was devoid of…

— Dan Deacon

To be honest, Peter Pan was one of those fairy tales that I sort of related to, and I think that's the…

— Robbie Kay

I had read tons of science fiction. I was fascinated by other worlds, other environments. For me, it was fantasy, but it…

— James Cameron

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

If I'm watching 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta,' there's a part of that that's just escapism. I'm not watching it with a…

— Janet Mock

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

“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

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

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

— Roger Moore

Everything we do is escapism, because we'll all be dead and everything we do is completely meaningless. Why brush your teeth? Why…

— T.C. Boyle

“The beam of light flashed across her own face and she thought, Yes, me, Khady Demba, still happy to utter her name…

— Marie NDiaye

People often ask me if fantasy is about escapism, and I personally don't think it is.

— Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

“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

“Don’t judge me for escaping the stresses and cruelty of the world differently than you do.”

— Dan Pearce

I grew up very much in a sporting background. I always wanted to be an actor, but my escapism always came in…

— Bradley James

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

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

— Cole Sprouse

“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

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

— Rajkumar Hirani

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

— Robin Wright

“Time spent doing whatever it is you do to escape your daily life would be better spent acquiring a life that needs…

— Shaun Hick

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

— Charlie Kaufman

People talk-- they sneer at escapism. Well, there are those of us who need it.

— Piers Anthony

“You can be a bad experiencer and still be an overly mature person.”

— Abhaidev

A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs.

— Wentworth Miller