It's really fun to be in a film that's pure entertainment, that people want to go and see. I think, in the current climate, the state of things, people want escapism.
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I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun.
Entertainment and escapism - those are the bigger money-making films today.
I think there's escapist moviemaking, and we want to be captivated and taken away. If it's done right, you can craft an incredible film. There have been superhero films that I think are brilliant pieces of art.
Escapism always has its place, but when movies connect to other things around us and suggest implications that haven't been considered before, that's a dividend, too, even when our love of movies becomes complicated as a result.
I think escapism is very important, certainly in my life. I love nothing more than escaping into the world of a film or a novel. To be involved in creating that for other people is a privilege.
People talk about escapism as though it's something nasty but escapism is wonderful!
For the most part, I think that people enjoy seeing a movie where they can just have fun in.
I think we simply all like to project ourselves into somebody else - somebody who is better-looking, richer, smarter. It's comforting. It's escapism, and that, of course, is what the movies are supposed to be all about. Ultimately, I think it's just part of human nature to pretend.
It's great to be in a film that's able to have people really want to become socially conscious, to walk out of the theatre and want to do something.
I'm against escapist entertainment.