Subject: Entertainment

To Raoul Walsh a tender love scene is burning down a whorehouse.

(1892 – 1978) Canadian-American film producer (Warner Brothers)

The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Hell is full of musical amateurs.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

Golf is my real profession – show business pays my greens fees.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

The ice cream truck in my neighborhood plays “Helter Skelter.”

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

[Art is] the reasoned derangement of the senses.

(1905 – 1982) American poet, translator & critical essayist

Why should people go out and pay to see bad movies when they can stay home and see bad television for nothing.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

He got a reputation as a great actor by just thinking hard about the next line.

(1894 – 1982) American film director, film producer & screenwriter

If anyone has conducted a Beethoven performance, and then doesn’t have to go to an osteopath, then there’s something wrong.

(1955 – ) English conductor

People think I hate sex; I don’t; I just don’t like things that stop you seeing the television properly.

(1953 – 2016) British comedian, actress, singer & screenwriter

The mama of Dada.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host

Without him here, it is impossible to know how fast he will play it, approximately.

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist

Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do.  

(1834 – 1917) French artist

I wanted to make it really special on Valentine's Day, so I tied my boyfriend up… and for three solid hours I watched whatever I wanted on TV.

American comedian

If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

Entertainment is a thing of the past, today we’ve got television.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

Those who make a distinction between education and entertainment don't know the first thing about either.

(1911 – 1980) Canadian educator, philosopher & scholar

Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it's because I'm not a bitch; maybe that's why Miss Crawford always plays ladies.

(1908 – 1989) American actress of film, television & theater

Jack Benny would end his act by playing a tune on his violin, so naturally he got a big cheer when he finished.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

Applause is a receipt, not a note of demand.

(1882 – 1951) Austrian composer & pianist

Support bacteria – they're the only culture some people have.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer