Non-Entertainment Quotes

The Bible was not written for entertainment purposes, so it's a real hodgepodge and a compendium of all kinds of stuff.

My mom's a translator, my dad's a woodworker; that's the world I grew up in, that's the world I'm most comfortable in. The whole idea of Hollywood or any of that other stuff that unfortunately goes along with film, that wasn't part of my upbringing, thankfully.

If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.

We're not show-business people. We have a life.

My friends are not in the industry - they're young artists or knitwear designers or whatever.

But classical music is not entertainment, and I feel viciously strong about that. Classical music is forever. Entertainment is something that is here today, and may be gone tomorrow.

I write about characters that interest me. And I don't think of my books as being forms of entertainment.

I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.

I don't watch entertainment. I haven't watched in years. I want to see serious news.