“The basic function of a comic is stand-up because it's so straightforward and simple. If the audience don't laugh, you didn't do your job. I've had some audiences where I didn't care if they laughed or not because they were either too drunk or stupid.” IfsCareJobsSimpleAudienceLaughingStupidFunctionDrunkComicLaughedStraightforward Author:Marcus Brigstocke
“Our job, as actors, is to just try to be as accurate and as mindful of what the audience is going through and receiving and processing. If it's a situation where the character should look a little bit out of control or do something stupid, it's your job to act into that, in a believable way.” IfsWayShouldTryingLooksLittlesCharacterJobsActorsBitsSituationAudienceStupidLittle BitReceivingAccurateProcessingBelievable Author:Jason Bateman
“Scientists blame the audience for being too stupid, shallow, or lazy to understand. There has been a fascinating debate in the blogosphere lately about communicating science to the public, and it's clear that most scientists just don't get it. They can't be bothered to talk to real people. Nobody will care about your issues if the price they have to pay is listening to a long lecture from Morton the science bug.” PeopleIfsLongHas BeensRealCarePayAudienceIssuesClearStupidListeningScientistBlameCommunicateDebateLazyFascinatingShallowBugsLecturesBothered Author:Mark Powell
“The World's Fair audience tended to think of the machine as unqualifiedly good, strong, stupid and obedient. They thought of it as a giant slave, an untiring steel Negro, controlled by Reason in a world of infinite resources.” ThinkingWorldReasonStrongAudienceStupidResourcesFairsMachinesInfiniteSlaveGiantsControlledSteelObedient Book:The Shock of the New Source: The Shock of the New
“The world is full of bands and bullshit, and if I'm doing a stupid art project like rock 'n' roll then I want to spare my audience as much as possible.” IfsWorldWantArtAudienceRocksStupidBandProjectsRock N RollBullshitSparesArt Projects Author:Ariel Pink
“I think my audience is smart. If there's a way to be entertained and get things out - real things, not stupid moral crap - that's the best.” IfsThinkingWayRealMoralAudienceStupidSmartCrapReal ThingsNot Stupid Author:Michael Pitt