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Entertainment is one of America's greatest exports. And the stories that we tell about people inform the world about how to think about people.

Character is more important than talent.

I think the story is the most ancient form of human entertainment.

The highest qualities of character... must be earned.

It seems that entertainment is what most excites us and what we value above everything else.

Most actors and actresses are performative as people.

Entertainment is in art like color in pictures.

What is more important is finding the soul of the character, and making sure it fits well into this story. And that it be dramatic and interesting and captivating, because these people weren't entertainers, you know.

I believe in the paramount importance of entertainment, but I have something to say.

One of the nice things about books as opposed to television and movies to some extent is it's not a passive entertainment. People really do get involved, and they do create, and they do have their own visions of what different characters look like and what should happen. It's great - it means their brains are working.