“People in England talk about stupid Hollywood idiots, but the industry attracts some of the cleverest people in the world.” PeopleWorldStupidIndustryHollywoodEnglandIdiot Author:Chris O'Dowd
“But Big Oil and Big Coal have always been as skilled at propaganda as they are at mining and drilling. Like the tobacco industry before them, their success depends on keeping Americans stupid.” BigsStupidDependsIndustryOilPropagandaCoalTobaccoMiningDrillingBig OilUranium MiningTobacco Industry Author:Jeff Goodell
“One cannot overestimate the power of a good rancorous hatred on the part of the stupid. The stupid have so much more industry and energy to expend on hating. They build it up like coral insects.” HateEnergyStupidIndustryHatredStupidityInsectsOverestimate Book:The diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner Source: The diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner
“People don't know how heavily involved I am in my own career. I'm on 15 to 25 conference calls every few days strategizing with my team. I think a lot of artists sit back and have it done for them. Sometimes as women in the industry - if you're sexy or like doing sexy things - some people subconsciously negate your brain. They think you're stupid.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsSometimesDoneArtistMy OwnBrainCareersKnow HowTeamStupidIndustryInvolvedSexyConferencesYou Re StupidConference Calls Author:Nicki Minaj
“What the entertainment industry can do is tempt you into making stupid mistakes, but the only tool that they have to tempt you is money. So if youre okay saying no to money, then you can say no to a lot of things that you might be embarrassed of later.” IfsMightCan DoMistakeStupidIndustryToolsOkayEntertainmentEmbarrassedSaying NoEntertainment IndustryStupid Mistake Author:Paul Schneider
“Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to internet start-ups.” CareStupidIndustryInternetCostEntrepreneurEdgesHealth CareBluntAuto IndustryHealth Care Costs Author:Tom Allen
“The plot details of B movies are irrational: accept that people do things that are contradictory, against their own best interests, have short term aims & limited attention span, and do incredibly stupid things while things blow up. Apart from things blowing up, this is just like the music industry.” PeopleTermInterestAttentionAcceptingStupidIndustryAimBlowDetailsPlotIrrationalShort TermContradictoryMusic IndustryStupid ThingsAttention SpanBlowing Up Author:Robert Fripp
“I feel so guilty when I see orcas performing their stupid tricks in their little swimming pools, and when I see circuses or elephant abuse. I don't want to be in the same industry with these people.” PeopleWantFeelsLittlesStupidIndustryAbuseTricksGuiltyPerformingSwimmingPoolElephantsCircusSwimming Pool Author:Sam Simon
“Clive [Oppenheimer] and I figured out that I'm the only one probably in the film industry who is clinically sane. I say that as a joke, but there's a grain of truth to it. I'm not a stupid daredevil who jumps into the crater of the volcano to get the closest close-up, I'm not one of those. And you have to be aware that you have a crew with you and you are responsible.” FilmStupidIndustryJokesResponsibleSaneGrainClosestCrewFilm IndustryVolcanoesDaredevilCraters Author:Werner Herzog
“In theory, when you're working with a record label, you're just borrowing their money. And that's basically how the record industry works, right? It's like, you borrow $100,000 from a record label, so you don't make any money until you make back that money for them. In theory, they have you held hostage, so you've got to do every little stupid thing that they want you to do.” WantLittlesRecordsStupidTheoryLike YouIndustryLabelsBorrowingHostageStupid ThingsRecord Labels Author:Patrick Carney