Movie Quote by Roger Ebert

Movies and novels, the two things that informed and taught me the most, are forms of escapism. I thought that was how life could…

— Jason Diamond

“You are the director, producer, cameraman, hero, heroine, comedian, etc. You are everything. You don't need anyone to make your life; build your life…

— Harsh Suthar

I challenge the idea that films about rich people are escapism and films about working class people are dour and sad. I find the…

— Ken Loach

“In the movie of your entire life, do you want drama and conflict or a straight shot to the top, unencumbered?”

— James Franco

“It's a movie about everything. This world we live in. The bodies we're stuck with. The lives we get whether we want them or…

— Lidia Yuknavitch

“We can only be ourselves in the long run. Everyone can be someone else for a time. Actors have jobs for a reason. But…

— Jeanette Murray

“I write thrillers for the same reason that people read them – it's escapism.”

— Ken McClure

“We all are characters in a movie.”

— Vivake Pathak

“[We let] the universality of fantasy, of once upon a time, allow escapist fiction to be more than just that - to also bring…

— Guy Gavriel Kay

“Work on your character, let life fall into place.”

— Sonia Rumzi

“I was ripe for the first escapist avenue that came my way. I will forever be grateful that it came in the form of…

— Liesa Mignogna

“...required for good fiction: character, conflict, change through time. And if you're really blessed, you get resolution. But life doesn't usually work out that…

— Ted Conover