In politics, they play games. In Hollywood, they play games. I think that, overall, everybody is trying to do whatever it takes to get ahead.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There is a circus around politics. But if you think it is a game, then you forget what the purpose of politics actually is.
Hollywood is in control of politics and has imported their action-filled movie scripts into the real world.
People don't know what they are doing most of the time. They don't know what they want. It's only in 'the movies' that they know what their problems are and have game plans to deal with them.
In the Marine Corps, I was used to people doing what they said and saying what they mean. There was a higher purpose and calling in the Corps. Everyone works toward accomplishing something together, and there's a common goal. In entertainment, the same isn't always true. You're in it for yourself in Hollywood.
Politics has become entertainment.
Most actors and actresses are consumed by careers and getting ahead.
Meanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star, politics as rock'n'roll, politics as a movie.
In politics, it's very theatrical. There's a lot of stage craft. The campaign is trying to tell a story that they want people to believe in, and candidates are playing the role, like actors, by a creative personae that people will be attracted to.
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.