Quotes about Commercial

Commercial shackles are generally unjust, oppressive, and impolitic. Votes: 3

Commercial rap get the gun clap, day after day. Votes: 3

Commercial fishermen are the greediest, stupidest people on earth. Votes: 3

Commercial conquest is far more thorough and final than military defeat. Votes: 3

Commercial Art tries to make you buy things. Graphic Design gives you ideas. Votes: 3

Commercial distress in any great business center will the more surely create widespread disaster. Votes: 3

Every nation has to follow a certain policy: Commercial, trade, various other types of policies. Votes: 3

Every nation has to follow a certain policy: Commercial, trade, various other types of policies. Votes: 3

Commercial organisations that operate responsibly have benefitted by increased revenues of 682% compared to 166% for those that don't Votes: 3

Commercial music, for the most part, is popular music and you always have to keep that in mind. Votes: 3

Commercial real estate is really a black box: its super opaque, and it's hard to get the information. Votes: 3

Commercial art is traditionally delivered to a client in a brown-paper bag with an invoice stapled to the outside. Votes: 3

I Love Spirituality it reminds me of the Old Quaker Oats Commercial. "Nothing is better for thee than me"! Votes: 3

Commercial speech is like obscenity... we can't seem to define it, but we know it when we see it. Votes: 3

I've decided something: Commercial things really do stink. As soon as it becomes commercial for a mass market it really stinks. Votes: 3

Commercial banks are very good for certain businesses, like loans and guarding other people's money. They're not great investors or entrepreneurs. Votes: 3

Commercial real estate always trails residential, and as residential growth flourishes, shopping centers flourish and service the communities, and jobs come out. Votes: 3

Commercial rock 'n' roll music is a brutalization of the stream of contemporary Negro church music an obscene looting of a cultural expression. Votes: 3

Commercial society regards people as bundles of appetites, a conception that turns human beings inside out, leaving nothing to be regarded as inherently private. Votes: 3

[Commercial] radio is absolutely the enemy of music. They are my sworn and mortal enemy, and I will have nothing to do with them. Votes: 3

Commercial music is music that a lot of people connect to at the same time, but that doesn't mean it has to be something shallow or without personality. Votes: 3

Commercial jobs are pretty easily adjustable because they only take a few hours to complete, which is one of the reasons they are a Godsend to the actor. Votes: 3

Commercial to the core, Elvis was the kind of singer dear to the heart of the music business. For him to sing a song was to sell asong. His G clef was a dollar sign. Votes: 3

Today the American knight holds the commercial supremacy of the world. Votes: 2

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone. Votes: 2

Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software. Votes: 2

I think we are at the dawn of a new era in commercial space exploration. Votes: 2

Chicago is the product of modern capitalism, and, like other great commercial centers, is unfit for human habitation. Votes: 2

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes. Votes: 2

Africa has become the big game of the nation hunters. Today, Africa looms as the greatest commercial, industrial and political prize in the world. Votes: 2

I was just so lucky with 'Real Women Have Curves.' At that point, I would have done an insurance commercial. I would have done anything. Votes: 2

We live in an age when the traditional great subjects - the human form, the landscape, even newer traditions such as abstract expressionism - are daily devalued by commercial art. Votes: 2

There is no evidence that more regulation makes things better. The most highly regulated industry in America is commercial banking, and that didn't save those institutions from making terrible decisions. Votes: 2

If you're actually allowing your creative part to control your writing rather than a more commercial instinct or motive, then you'll find that all sorts of interesting things will bubble up to the surface. Votes: 2

I don't think I've ever seen pie advertised. That's how you know it's good. They advertise ice cream and other desserts. They advertise the bejeezus out of yogurt, but I haven't seen one pie commercial. Votes: 2

Point-to-point transit via low orbit could dramatically speed up international flights, connecting the world even further. And safe, consistent space travel opens up the possibility of commercial space stations, trips to the moon and exploration beyond. Votes: 2

I remember Tyra Banks giving me encouraging advice during my first Victoria's Secret commercial shoot. I was so nervous, and she told me to just relax and be confident - that made me feel very comfortable. Votes: 2

The reason we shot it was that the script was geared to Las Vegas and it was something commercial that we wanted to have in the can in case Butterfly was a success and we needed a follow-up. Votes: 2

Like the skyscraper, the automobile, and the motion-picture palace, neon signs once symbolized popular hopes for a new era of technological achievement and commercial abundance. From the 1920s to the 1950s, neon-lit streets pulsed with visual excitement from Vancouver to Miami. Votes: 2

Back then people closed their eyes and listened to music. Today there's a lot of images that go with the music. A lot of music is crap and it's all commercial and the images are all trying to sell the record. Votes: 2

I definitely feel closer to the feminine side of the human being than I do the male - or the American idea of what a male is supposed to be. Just watch a beer commercial and you'll see what I mean. Votes: 2

It's high time for the art world to admit that the avant-garde is dead. It was killed by my hero, Andy Warhol, who incorporated into his art all the gaudy commercial imagery of capitalism (like Campbell's soup cans) that most artists had stubbornly scorned. Votes: 2

The Olympic Games are highly commercialised. They purport to follow the traditions of an ancient athletics competition, but today it is the commercial aspect that is most apparent. I have seen how, through sport, cities and corporations compete against each other for financial gain. Votes: 2

I love to design. I am a commercial fashion designer. I always design jackets with two sleeves. I don't design jackets with three sleeves, or the layers and layers come off like little dolls from Russia. Fashion for me is a creative endeavor, but it is not art for me. Votes: 2

Commercial institutions, proud of their achievements, do not see that healthy living systems - clean air and water, healthy soil, stable climates - are integral to a functioning economy. As our living systems deteriorate, traditional forecasting and business economics become the equivalent of house rules on a sinking cruise ship. Votes: 2

Attempts to defend amusement parks and circuses on the grounds that they 'educate' people about animals should not be taken seriously. Such enterprises are part of the commercial entertainment industry. The most important lesson they teach impressionable young minds is that it is acceptable to keep animals in captivity for human amusement. Votes: 2

When I was two and a half or three, my mom got a call from someone asking if wanted to go on an audition. I ended up getting the job; it was a commercial for Hasbro. It was my first audition and first commercial. I just had to smile and laugh and dance around. Votes: 2

My husband has some very interesting hobbies, and through him, I've learned to fly and earned my pilot's license. Together, we fly all over the United States. Since our children are all grown now, we also travel a great deal in Europe, but we take commercial flights because our plane is not really equipped to make transatlantic flights. Votes: 2

I was 3 and a half, and there was an open call for a Coca-Cola commercial. We were living around Dallas, and my mom took me. I think they were calling for 16-year-olds that could ride horses and swing a rope, and for whatever reason, my mom took me up there when I was 3. But I always had a rope, and I was a little cowboy at that age. Votes: 2

Imitation can be commercial suicide. Votes: 0

I work without commercial considerations. Votes: 0

Yes!!! I booked a commercial!!! Votes: 0

Intellectual isolation always follows commercial isolation. Votes: 0

Tennis is more commercial these days. Votes: 0

See the effect of commercial intercourse. Votes: 0

I enjoy music that is commercial. Votes: 0

Buffer between commercial, memorial and retail space. Votes: 0

Why is non-commercial public expression considered criminal? Votes: 0

I'm a commercial person, not an academic. Votes: 0

My first acting job was a Breck commercial. Votes: 0

Radio is commercial, isn't it. Its a business. Votes: 0

We love doing commercial and TV show work. Votes: 0

You cannot get one nickel for commercial flying. Votes: 0

There is no bird flu in commercial stocks. Votes: 0

My first commercial was for Miller High Life beer. Votes: 0

It's one giant Bowflex commercial covered in booze vomit. Votes: 0

I don't like differentiating between art and commercial cinema. Votes: 0

Inclusive Design can bring together commercial and social benefits Votes: 0

Never fly commercial. That's the moral of this story. Votes: 0

And Johnny Manziel is only in a snickers commercial. Votes: 0

I would never put my songs in a commercial. Votes: 0

I like studio movies; I love big commercial movies. Votes: 0

I seriously hate pop music and all things super-commercial. Votes: 0

Money, not morality, constitutes the principle of commercial nations. Votes: 0

I'm not averse to being in big commercial films. Votes: 0

I'm a commercial artist, both in music and art. Votes: 0

I can't be enticed by a big commercial film. Votes: 0

Scientific discovery is not valuable unless it has commercial value. Votes: 0

Color was the palette of commercial photography and snapshot photography. Votes: 0

We try some really interesting things besides being outright commercial. Votes: 0

I'm no longer interested in being in big commercial films. Votes: 0

Oh, well, I'd like to have commercial success. I guess. Votes: 0

I worked at all kinds of jobs, mostly commercial editing. Votes: 0

My mom put me in a Pampers commercial on TV Votes: 0

I was very lucky. I started my own commercial company. Votes: 0

I can be accused of trying to be commercial sometimes. Votes: 0

Not one man in a beer commercial has a beerbelly. Votes: 0

The commercial work of today is the classics of tomorrow. Votes: 0

Morals consist of political morals, commercial morals, ecclesiastical morals, and morals. Votes: 0

My first job was a commercial for Ball Park Fun Franks. Votes: 0

I wanted to do something not just commercial but also covetable, Votes: 0

I do not believe in the commercial possibility of induced radioactivity. Votes: 0

I don't really think about the critics or the commercial success. Votes: 0

Storage problems make neon signs the most ephemeral of commercial arts. Votes: 0

We're going to see a very, very commercial kind of picture-making. Votes: 0

Nearly every communication method we invent eventually conveys unwanted commercial messages. Votes: 0

The joy of music should never be interrupted by a commercial. Votes: 0

In modern America, food is abundant everywhere except aboard commercial airplanes. Votes: 0

We're making a commercial Hindi film catering to all types of audiences. Votes: 0

Psychological pseudoscience dies hard, especially when there are commercial interests at stake. Votes: 0

I'd like to film a British commercial; they're better than American ones. Votes: 0

The Shuttle is to space flight what Lindbergh was to commercial aviation. Votes: 0

I'd rather write great songs because the word "commercial" is so subjective Votes: 0

Maoris now own over half the commercial fishing industry in New Zealand. Votes: 0

I don't feel I'm making a conscious effort to go more commercial. Votes: 0

Well, the stuff that has become more commercial doesn't have any edge. Votes: 0

I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on. Votes: 0

I don't make a division between an art film and commercial art. Votes: 0

You want to have stability in the commercial aspect of your operation. Votes: 0

The reason for the survival of the award system is purely commercial. Votes: 0

I'm singing the music publisher's theme song - it ain't a commercial. Votes: 0

I never bought the commercial thing, at any stage of the game. Votes: 0

I am not ready to fit into the mould of commercial cinema. Votes: 0

Most people don't want to work in commercial sex. They have little choice. Votes: 0

Valentine's Day purely commercial, cynical enterprise, anyway. Matter of supreme indifference to me. Votes: 0

I got my SAG card doing a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial in Chicago. Votes: 0

I'm scared to death to fly commercial... I have not flown commercial since 9/11. Votes: 0

Everybody's out trying to be commercial. I'm not trying to be anything, really. Votes: 0

You can never tell when a commercial space venture will suddenly become viable. Votes: 0

I'm scared to death to fly commercial I have not flown commercial since 9/11. Votes: 0

I've been very happy with the commercial Linux CD-ROM vendors linux Red Hat. Votes: 0

That woman in the shampoo commercial - she's happy. She's... she's too happy. Votes: 0

I see little commercial potential for the Internet for at least ten years. Votes: 0

When I started getting notoriety it was cheesy to appear in a commercial. Votes: 0

I was, aged nine, the go-to kid in Minneapolis for a commercial voiceover. Votes: 0

The problem is, with a lot of children's films, they are very commercial. Votes: 0

I have a very commercial appetite. I don't like to do high-brow things. Votes: 0

I know it sounds absurd, but 11 months old, I did my first commercial. Votes: 0

I feel like I was in the last graduating class of commercial actors. Votes: 0

Most bands are commercial enterprises. But I'm not in one of those bands. Votes: 0

Never board a commercial aircraft if the pilot is wearing a tank top. Votes: 0

Nothing is quite honest that is not commercial, but not everything commercial is honest. Votes: 0

It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere. Votes: 0

Dad is in commercial real estate. Mom is a writer and a retired teacher. Votes: 0

Oh, could slavery exist long if it did not sit on a commercial throne? Votes: 0

Unlike aboriginal hunters, commercial seal hunters leave the carcasses on the ice to rot. Votes: 0

Motor racing's less of a sport these days than a commercial break doing 150 mph. Votes: 0

Underground is underground, commercial is commercial. There's market for both, and both get money. Votes: 0

Yes, I am a pilot. I am a flight instructor and a commercial pilot. Votes: 0

If you're in jazz and more than ten people like you, you're labeled commercial. Votes: 0

I'm shooting a commercial for safe sex. How ironic. Because I don't have that. Votes: 0

I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job. Votes: 0

Astrology is an aesthetic affront. It cheapens astronomy, like using Beethoven for commercial jingles. Votes: 0

Films are an art form which are sold after packaging in this commercial world Votes: 0

Sometimes when things you love get really commercial, you end up feeling betrayed by it. Votes: 0

Out of all the airports that are out there only about 5 percent have commercial service. Votes: 0

I almost wish we would've filmed a whole fake tampon commercial around ["I'm With Her"]. Votes: 0

I read a ton of fiction - historical, contemporary, literary, commercial, I love it all. Votes: 0

In the world of commercial speech, tobacco advertising bears the earmarks of an endangered species. Votes: 0

In practice, I've had a presence in China since 1998 with my commercial spaces and shops. Votes: 0

The commercial media are to the mental environment what factories are to the physical environment Votes: 0

I never overcame my conviction that writing for commercial television was a kind of prostitution. Votes: 0

There appears to be no space outside the panoptican of commercial barbarism and casino capitalism. Votes: 0

Very few editors worry about heresy - their goals are much too commercial, thank goodness. Votes: 0

I enjoy doing my more intimate and less commercial pictures and also I enjoy directing. Votes: 0

All military and most commercial aircraft use our designs that process power from jet engines. Votes: 0

I got my SAG card when I was 10 by starring in a Beenie Weenie's commercial. Votes: 0

The end of commercial fishing is predicted long before the middle of the 21st century. Votes: 0

I got beef with commercial-ass niggas with gold teeth Lampin' in a Lexus eatin' beef. Votes: 0

Every nation has its war party... It is commercial, imperialistic, ruthless. It tolerates no opposition. Votes: 0

Every nation has its war party... It is commercial, imperialistic, ruthless. It tolerates no opposition. Votes: 0

I have a private plane. But I fly commercial when I go to environmental conferences. Votes: 0

The key to eating healthy is not eating any food that has a TV commercial. Votes: 0

Besides commercial benefits to the oil companies, equity oil abroad also provides national energy security. Votes: 0

Time is money, especially when you are talking to a lawyer or buying a commercial. Votes: 0

A mission which becomes a commercial concern may end by ceasing to be a mission Votes: 0

I'm a fine artist working in a commercial arena, so that's my cross to bear Votes: 0

Above any commercial success one might enjoy, one's reputation for honesty is the most important thing Votes: 0

At thirteen I began modeling, doing my first television commercial in ninth grade for Pizza Hut. Votes: 0

At thirteen I began modeling, doing my first television commercial in ninth grade for Pizza Hut. Votes: 0

I didn't really go the starving-artist route. I kind of went and did massive, commercial things. Votes: 0

Richard Nixon was just offered $2 million by Schick to do a television commercial - for Gillette. Votes: 0

I have done a Hamburger Helper commercial, a Hardees commercial, a McDonalds commercial. American Express commercial. Votes: 0

I urge telecommunications regulators to develop a commercial strategy for delivering effective access to the continent. Votes: 0

When commercial capital occupies a position of unquestioned ascendancy, it everywhere constitutes a system of plunder. Votes: 0

The saying "Getting there is half the fun" became obsolete with the advent of commercial airlines. Votes: 0

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of business. Votes: 0

to speak as black, female, and commercial lawyer has rendered me simultaneously universal, trendy, and marginal. Votes: 0

I've had lots of commercial success. I've also had some terrible reviews and some wonderful reviews. Votes: 0

More than 60,000 jobs have been lost in the commercial aviation industry in the United States since 1999. Votes: 0

The search button on the browser no longer provides an objective search, but a commercial one. Votes: 0

I am not a commercial industry creator. I don't believe in making art to make money. Votes: 0

The world thinks that music is a commercial commodity. I'm glad that is not my code. Votes: 0

Making a big commercial movie is hard when you think about how many of them flop. Votes: 0

It's pretty hard to make out what's going to be a commercial success and what's not. Votes: 0

I was always amazed about how much I could finally squeeze into a thirty second commercial. Votes: 0

[He died of thirst?] That sounds, if I might say, like the greatest Sprite commercial ever. Votes: 0

Calvin was very clever. We did the pictures and made the commercial, and that really worked. Votes: 0

I'm a commercial writer, not an author. Margaret Mitchell was an author. She wrote one book. Votes: 0

I always say, what really makes a movie commercial is that it makes its money back. Votes: 0

There is a problem in pretending I can still control my destiny in the commercial market. Votes: 0

I'd be that James Bond character from the Beautyrest commercial that we did. Maybe some day. Votes: 0

Putting seven people in orbit should not cost more than flying a commercial jet around earth, Votes: 0

There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial. Votes: 0

As long as I don't end up hosting a skin care commercial with Cher, I'm happy. Votes: 0

Well I started studying to help me with these commercial auditions and I just loved it. Votes: 0

I didn't want to be in a Pepsi commercial with R2-D2 sitting on my shoulder. Votes: 0

There is no such passion in human nature, as the passion for gravy among commercial gentlemen. Votes: 0

Hollywood is in love with any kind of nostalgia that can prove itself to be commercial. Votes: 0

The world has not learned the technique of balanced expansion without the resultant commercial and financial congestion. Votes: 0

Even though some of the films I've made haven't been particularly commercial, I don't find them failures. Votes: 0

My principal business is giving commercial value to the brilliant - but misdirected - ideas of others.... Votes: 0

But we discovered that, although I liked publishing, the commercial side meant nothing at all to me. Votes: 0

There are many kinds of movies in Hong Kong. Some are commercial and others are more artistic. Votes: 0

A year after winning the Oscar, almost to the day, I was directing a dog food commercial. Votes: 0

I was in a commercial for the Disney channel. I was the camp leader for the campers. Votes: 0

I would be humiliated if I found out that anything I did actually became a commercial success. Votes: 0

The Concerned Photographer produces images in which genuine human feeling predominates over commercial cynicism or disinterested formalism. Votes: 0

Rock became an incredible commercial success, people just became bored with serious music, and it was forgotten. Votes: 0

I once took on the role of the Batman for a commercial about equal pay for women. Votes: 0

I drink, you drink. Hell, if marijuana was legal, I'd appear in a commercial for that too. Votes: 0

The desire for gold is the most universal and deeply rooted commercial instinct of the human race. Votes: 0

A commercial aircraft is a vehicle capable of supporting itself aerodynamically and economically at the same time. Votes: 0

If pornographers are among the early adopters of the new technology, then it has definite commercial possibilities. Votes: 0

Did you know David Letterman was offered millions of dollars to do a commercial for dog food? Votes: 0

Messi scores a goal and celebrates. Cristiano scores a goal and poses like he's in a shampoo commercial. Votes: 0

It is commercial pop that the majority of people understand. A working man's daughter would not understand blues. Votes: 0

I would want to make Radio Haiti as independent as possible, which means it can't be strictly commercial. Votes: 0

I do ballet and pointe work. I also do tap, commercial jazz and technical jazz, freestyle street dancing. Votes: 0

Well, certainly at the Golden Globes, during every commercial break everyone gets up and schmoozes with each other. Votes: 0

That strange blend of the commercial traveller, the missionary and the barbarian conqueror, which was the American abroad. Votes: 0

As to Bell's talking telegraph, it only creates interest in scientific circles... its commercial values will be limited. Votes: 0

UTC is very well positioned to take advantage of 2 large megatrends: urbanization and the fast-growing commercial aerospace market. Votes: 0

Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with their commercial stuff. I think it's a shame. Votes: 0

We are not coaching on a daily basis because we often travel with our charity and commercial interests. Votes: 0

I respect the rules of TV, the rules of keeping things commercial and interesting and pop-y and fun. Votes: 0

That means I gotta fly like a movie no commercial That's Young Money, Cash Money yeah I'm universal Votes: 0

I wondered if Olympus had gone to a commercial break, or if our ratings had been any good. Votes: 0

The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my American Express bill. Votes: 0

I was blessed to be part of a commercial, pushing for this energy bill, but we've been unsuccessful. Votes: 0

The first interview I went on I got at age 5. It was a commercial for First Federal Bank. Votes: 0

I really love Miami, but I don't think the architecture matches the city. It's a bit too commercial. Votes: 0

You can't steal an artist's songs and also tell him he can't license that music to a commercial. Votes: 0

From a commercial point of view, if Christmas did not exist it would be necessary to invent it. Votes: 0

Look, sometimes the truth could hurt you so I blow my cig smoke right at the truth commercial. Votes: 0

I never paid attention to what was contemporary or what was commercial, it didn't mean anything to me. Votes: 0

But I never had that commercial opportunity to be played on the radio, so how could I be popular? Votes: 0

It's TV shows like BUFFY and ANGEL that usually have an incredible cliffhanger every commercial break that amaze me. Votes: 0

Climate change is "some kind of tricky campaign made up by some commercial structures to promote their business projects." Votes: 0

I think we have the wrong notion of commercial and intellectual or artistic film. Because all films are commercial. Votes: 0

Tampon commercial, detergent commercial, maxi pad commercial, windex commercial - you'd think all women do is clean and bleed. Votes: 0

The blurring of fact and fiction has great commercial potential, which is bound to be corrupting in historical terms. Votes: 0

People would see me on a Nickelodeon commercial, and I would hear about it the next day in school Votes: 0

How is the United States at once the most conservative and commercial AND the most revolutionary society on Earth? Votes: 0

Work in nightclubs was interesting. There were interesting people and places, but by and large, the commercial music experience. Votes: 0

I would love to do anything from a really gritty, interesting, indie type film, to that commercial, bigger stuff. Votes: 0

People would see me on a Nickelodeon commercial, and I would hear about it the next day in school. Votes: 0

My first audition was for a commercial for the lottery. I didn't get it, so I hate the lottery. Votes: 0

In every commercial state, notwithstanding any pretension to equal rights, the exaltation of a few must depress the many. Votes: 0

The BBC, during its 24 hours on the air, plays a very wide range of stuff. And it's not commercial. Votes: 0

Today films are made to cater to commercial markets created by multiplexes, not for those who enjoy good cinema. Votes: 0

I certainly wouldn't want a song that I'd already written to be used on a commercial. That seems strange. Votes: 0

We are the only state that does not have a State Film Corporation there to support the commercial industry. Votes: 0

How few people will realize how much detail had to be gone into before Bakelite was a commercial success. Votes: 0

Free speech is meaningless if the commercial cacophony has risen to the point where no one can hear you. Votes: 0

I don't like these commercial films I do. I'd far prefer to do more artistic films, more cult films. Votes: 0

You go back to the 17th century, the commercial and industrial centers of the world were China and India. Votes: 0

One engaged in a commercial pursuit. A commercial pursuit is one in which the thing pursued is a dollar. Votes: 0

The commercial for Diet Dr. Pepper says it tastes just like regular Dr. Pepper. Well, then they screwed up! Votes: 0

The radio signal was scrambled, and so were my eggs. I got tired of eating commercial breaks for breakfast. Votes: 0

Comedy is not commercial; it is risky, because what is funny in one place isn't always funny somewhere else. Votes: 0

We may fairly judge of the commercial prosperity of a country from the amount of sulphuric acid it consumes. Votes: 0

The budget acknowledges the importance of maintaining our ports and waterways to encourage commercial deep-draft navigation and economic competitiveness. Votes: 0

Obviously the commercial news media tries to get you worked up and terrified so you'll buy products that they're advertising. Votes: 0

I'm not writing great literature. I'm writing commercial fiction for people to enjoy the stories and to like the characters. Votes: 0

You know, the Super Bowl is so fresh that every single commercial is even on, you know, some next-level entertainment. Votes: 0

Mainstream media would convince you that there's commercial culture and that's all - but this other music is still here. Votes: 0

Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry. Votes: 0

The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet. Votes: 0

Happiness doesn't come from commercial success but from the quality of work that you give back to your immediate community. Votes: 0

A lot of animal experiments consider only commercial interests. We want to ban all animal experiments as soon as possible. Votes: 0

The banks have accounts with the Fed, much the same way that you have an account in a commercial bank. Votes: 0

If you review the commercial history, you will discover anyone who controls oriental trade will get hold of global wealth. Votes: 0

Good manners are the settled medium of social, as specie is of commercial, life; returns are equally expected for both. Votes: 0

The commercial class has always mistrusted verbal brilliancy and wit, deeming such qualities, perhaps with some justice, frivolous and unprofitable. Votes: 0

I did a Clean & Clear commercial. I did a series of them. I used to be the Clean & Clear girl! Votes: 0

I'm a big crier in general. The right life insurance commercial will take me out for a couple of days. Votes: 0

My most famous commercial was for Fruit Of the Loom underwear. I took a lot of razzing from my classmates. Votes: 0

The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular? Votes: 0

It is extremely difficult to do anything constructive, let alone deep, on daily commercial television, especially on a talk show. Votes: 0

My acting career began at age three and my parents got me into it. I was in a McDonald's commercial. Votes: 0

The big commercial concerns of to-day are quite exceptionally incompetent. They will be even more incompetent when they are omnipotent. Votes: 0

Music can save people, but it can't in the commercial way it's being used. It's just too much. It's pollution Votes: 0

I realized I probably wouldn't make another film that cuts through commercial and creative things like 'Godfather' or 'Apocalypse.' Votes: 0

Of course, I did lots of what would be called graphic design now, what used to be called commercial art. Votes: 0

The close Turkish-Israeli relations go back to the late 1950s - military intelligence, commercial, more recently, tourism and cultural relations. Votes: 0

What is portrayed as high-minded positions on issues sometimes is just designed to carve out some of their commercial interests. Votes: 0

Your only hope of satisfying others is in satisfying yourself. I speak of a great satisfaction, not a commercial satisfaction. Votes: 0

Art among a religious race produces reliques [sic]; among a military one, trophies; among a commercial one, articles of trade. Votes: 0

Music can save people, but it can't in the commercial way it's being used. It's just too much. It's pollution. Votes: 0

I wouldn't consider them acts of war, but I would consider them acts of property damage, commercial theft that are serious. Votes: 0

In the commercial real estate business, brokers spearhead major accounts. But they wouldn't have customers without the people who oversee construction. Votes: 0

We all know the Internet didn't explode until it became a commercial enterprise. Space communication will probably have the same characteristic. Votes: 0

I'm trying to fuse popular and commercial music and just make very creative music. It's popular music: it's everything for everybody. Votes: 0

The success of Watermark surprised me. I never thought of music as something commercial; it was something very personal to me. Votes: 0

The sort of commercial parameters of classical music changed after the [World War II] , and the whole industry became more backward-looking. Votes: 0

President Bush has unveiled his first campaign commercial, highlighting all of his accomplishes in office. That's why it's a 60-second spot. Votes: 0

Bowls have become network-owned, commercial enterprises, in some cases, pitting average teams in money-losing bowls for the benefit of a few. Votes: 0

The commercial storm leaves its path strewn with ruin. When it is over there is calm, but a dull, heavy calm. Votes: 0

Whatever you do has to be commercial and it can't be too distracting - it has to be background music, basically. Votes: 0

I try to balance independent films with commercial films, and I've done a pretty good job of it over the years. Votes: 0

The catalogue of miseries seems to cry out for commercial spots and a station break: the stuff of noonday soap opera. Votes: 0

Hip-hop is universal now, it's all commercial now. It's like a circle full of circus clowns up in the circuit now. Votes: 0

In 2004, I was the new President of Bravo. I had never run a commercial cable network before…we needed a hit. Votes: 0

It's great to have other people's help. Then the music gets heard. There's a lot more commercial support for that now. Votes: 0

God, I'd love to do a big commercial movie that made a lot of money and whose plot was interesting too. Votes: 0

I still do commercial work as an actor, which I love, because it's very quick, and it definitely pays my bills. Votes: 0

Back in my day, I would probe by hand. Now you can get commercial software that does the job for you. Votes: 0

I don't think I've ever seen a piece of commercial software where the next version is simpler rather than more complex. Votes: 0

People get passionate about a song. It's been my experience if you put out radio candy, something commercial, it doesn't sell records. Votes: 0

I heard the commercial guys on the radio, the country guys, and now, a lot of that looks real good compared to... Votes: 0

Why would you want to work for a living if you could just joke around? Being a celebrity expands your commercial possibilities. Votes: 0

The first acting I ever did was an Italian commercial. Once I did that, I said, 'this acting thing is awesome.' Votes: 0

Pornography is any act that has no artistic merit and causes sexual thoughts...Sounds like almost every commercial on TV to me. Votes: 0

I still make more money as I do as an actor than director, however I don't want to be a commercial director. Votes: 0

After my first year on 'Gossip Girl,' everybody said, 'You've got to do a big commercial movie, ride this wave.' Votes: 0

I'm responsible. I even did a commercial for MTV saying how I was going to register to vote. And I still haven't. Votes: 0

Law is not a trade, not briefs, not merchandise, and so the heaven of commercial competition should not vulgarize the legal profession. Votes: 0

Try and inject into every commercial you make a touch of singularity; a bird that will hook on to the consumers mind Votes: 0

Advertising justifies its existence when used in the public interest-it is much too powerful a tool to use solely for commercial purposes. Votes: 0

In the simplest sense, the key to the performance of any traditional commercial bank ... is the profitability of the loans it makes. Votes: 0

Dealing with Hollywood and commercial entertainment, you always have to worry that the political message is going to be skewed or obscured. Votes: 0

I used to be a jazz snob, believe it or not. I sort of turned my nose up at anything more commercial. Votes: 0

The truth is not in the commercial media because the truth is a dagger pointed at its heart, which is its pocketbook. Votes: 0

It is so important for designers not to run scared, and not to be too worried about what's safe and what's commercial. Votes: 0

If I don't have to think about the commercial aspect of it, then I feel like I'm going to make better films. Votes: 0

If I came across a role that is completely mainstream [and] commercial, but it's the right one, I'd jump at the chance. Votes: 0

I was able to work with two heads. If anything, doing ads and other commercial work were at least exercises in discipline. Votes: 0

In the spirit of Vivian Maier, who worked unaided by any publication or commercial shooting, I set up the Emerging Photographer Fund Votes: 0

The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay off my American Express Bill"- Peter Ustinov, 1921-2004 Votes: 0

I am proud being an artist who takes risks, who would walk off a cliff artistically. I won't settle for commercial reasons. Votes: 0

In commercial fiction especially, everything in the story usually contributes directly to the plot The shorter the story, the truer this is Votes: 0

There's a commercial break coming and I'm very excited about it and you know why? Because that's what keeps daddy in suits. Votes: 0

Our commercial bank [JPMorgan] is only in the U.S. We are serving what you call SMEs - small businesses, private companies. Votes: 0

I felt landscapes would sell more readily, and not being equipped psychologically to be a teacher or commercial artist, that was important. Votes: 0

He wanted to wake up to her smile every day for the rest of his life, like some stupid coffee commercial on TV. Votes: 0

Every commercial covers different ground, different ideas, and it's my profession to direct and to tell stories - for me, it's very organic. Votes: 0

Mum did a lot of commercial theatre and farces in the 1980s and '90s to make sure the school bills were paid. Votes: 0

There is a middlebrow snobbery in America that praises everything on public television and disdains everything on the commercial networks as a blight. Votes: 0

If you want to capitulate to what commercial needs are, you can always be commercially valuable, but I'm not interested in being that. Votes: 0

The genre has moved into this commercial aspect of itself, and ignored this extraordinarily rich literature that's filed everywhere else except under travel. Votes: 0

I like terrific writing, but I also like a terrific story. My favorite books have both, and they're by contemporary, commercial American writers. Votes: 0

I'm thankful that we live in a crassly commercial, polarized culture, so media jackals like me have a lot of work to do. Votes: 0

The so-called "remake" is simply a commercial formulation of a much deeper exchange which accounts for the way cinema is what it is. Votes: 0

I'm disenchanted with Communism and most other things. I'm cynical but not a cynic. I'm cynical about TV, Congress, and commercial peanut butter. Votes: 0

I think "punk" should really be defined as paving your own way creatively and by defying any sort of orthodoxy or commercial pressure. Votes: 0

One thing without any question that is true today and that is that the winner of the 28-minute commercial is President Barack Obama. Votes: 0

I am essentially a hack, a commercial person. If I had a hobby, I would immediately make money on it or abandon it. Votes: 0

I don't shoot many corporate or commercial jobs, but when you do, you had better have someone helping who has done it before. Votes: 0

All day long you see those commercials: 'Here's Your Brain, Just Say No'...and the next commercial is: 'This Bud's For You.' Votes: 0

No matter what, I'm in a very small club. There are very few women who have directed studio-level commercial films - very few. Votes: 0

When I did have a little bit of commercial success, it really didn't suit my temperament at all. I'm a terrible public person. Votes: 0

I would hate to have "Holiday in Cambodia" become as tiresome to other people as hearing "Like a Rock" in a Chevrolet commercial. Votes: 0

What I really want is a commercial hit. If youre in a hit, youre suddenly a star, whether you acted well or not. Votes: 0

We trust things more when they look like they were done for the love of it rather than the sheer commercial value of it. Votes: 0

An established film director can just pick up the phone and say to a star, 'Hey, are you interested in doing a commercial?' Votes: 0

I must confess I knew very little about the trance scene, I'm more house and commercial dance but it was really interesting and different. Votes: 0

Sponsors obviously care more about a ninety-second commercial and want to pay you more than any guest star gets for a ninety-minute acting performance. Votes: 0

I am a commercial artist because I paint to earn a living. We who earn money from what we produce are all commercial artists. Votes: 0

I would never become a big, big model in the commercial sense because I was such a type; you couldn't use me in everything. Votes: 0

Airport take their own commercial decisions on their ownership structure. But this must not be at the expense of exploiting airlines through higher charges Votes: 0

Business art is the step that comes after Art. I started as a commercial artist, and I want to finish as a business artist. Votes: 0

I don't think it is an easy thing to write and expect to be commercial, even if you are from Venus and a hermaphrodite. Votes: 0

I've never made any money off of any of my films. Statement of fact. So without commercial work, I would be in big trouble. Votes: 0

If they [animals] were really to get the equal consideration that I believe they should, we wouldn't have commercial animal production in this country. Votes: 0

I saw a commercial for the maxi pads for the bigger gals they're making now. That was a nice visual while I was eating. Votes: 0

Putting out commercial pieces and promoting them and trying to sell them to people is not necessarily what it means to be an artist Votes: 0

In the advertising business, a good idea can inspire a great commercial. But a good insight can fuel a thousand ideas, a thousand commercials. Votes: 0

I thought I started acting at 5 or 6, it was really when they were interviewing real families for a toothpaste commercial. They interviewed our family. Votes: 0

The English practice of accommodating the rules of commercial law to commercial practice. The line of causation ran from economic need to legal response Votes: 0

When I was 6, I saw a commercial that Jessica Simpson was in, and that was the first time I felt my little heart flutter. Votes: 0

When I was 6, I saw a commercial that Jessica Simpson was in, and that was the first time I felt my little heart flutter. Votes: 0

If you look at where innovation - defined as ideas, not as commercial product - tends to live, the university system is remarkably innovative. Votes: 0

Culture is more and more consciously becoming a project carried out in the domain of language by, for instance, propaganda both governmental and commercial. Votes: 0

I must confess I knew very little about the trance scene, I'm more house and commercial dance but it was really interesting and different. Votes: 0

You have always had individual directors who begin in the advertising or commercial world, but they are probably exceptions rather than the traditional pattern. Votes: 0

My first gig was a Corn Pops commercial. I did the first Vanilla Coke campaign. A Juicy Fruit commercial paid my bills for years. Votes: 0

If I tried to make a commercial album, it would be a complete flop. I have no idea what the world at large likes. Votes: 0

There is no right or wrong reading of Naked Lunch, though some readings are more common, and thus Burroughs commercial is not the issue. Votes: 0

In a society dominated by the fact of commercial competition, money is necessarily the test of prowess, and wastefulness the sole criterion of power. Votes: 0

I'd like to do interesting indie films mixed with big, high-paying commercial blockbusters. 'One for you, one for me,' is what they say. Votes: 0

The only artist who does not deserve respect is the one who works to please the public, for commercial success or for official success. Votes: 0

I had found myself a new mission - and once more my recurring dilemma between corporate commercial needs and personal scientific ambitions was solved unexpectedly. Votes: 0

Generally I don't like doing remakes, but I think that's more in the cynical world of Hollywood where normally remakes are purely for commercial reasons. Votes: 0

In France a lot of songs were ruined by their associations with commercials. But so far no Apple commercial has ruined a song for me. Votes: 0

When journalism is treated as just another widget in a commercial enterprise, the focus isn't on truth, verification or public good, but productivity and output. Votes: 0

The way I see it, commercial interests should manage a lunar base while NASA gets on with the really important task of flying to Mars. Votes: 0

When any creativity becomes useful, it is sucked into the vortex of commercialism, and when a thing becomes commercial, it becomes the enemy of man. Votes: 0

You know, you get into the business of commercial photography, and that's all you do is photograph what you know. That's what you're hired for. Votes: 0

I'd never done any film or television. Well, I'd done one little stupid commercial in Boston when I was doing theater, but that was it. Votes: 0

In large commercial cities, the money power is, I fear irresistible. It is not by open corruption that it always, or even most generally, operates. Votes: 0

The outlook of the world today is for the greatest era of commercial expansion in history. The rest of the world will become better customers. Votes: 0

People are not the only interesting organism on earth. From the point of view of scientific or commercial value, there are lots of interesting organisms. Votes: 0

The government needs the help of industry. But the reality is companies will balance that against their own commercial interest in a very competitive market. Votes: 0

The television commercial is not at all about the character of products to be consumed. It is about the character of the consumers of products. (128) Votes: 0

The commercial paper market, when that dries up, you know, that's just like sucking the blood out of the economic body of the United States. Votes: 0

When I look at commercial studios, I think, "Oh, they're all so nice and tidy," but it's because they don't actually write music in them. Votes: 0

Before the commercial ventures, Linux tended to be rather hard to set up, because most of the developers were motivated mainly by their own interests. Votes: 0

I can't do movies where you start thinking "Where's the commercial appeal? How are we going to market this?" It's not that kind of party. Votes: 0

Life is like a movie-since there aren't any commercial breaks, you have to get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of it. Votes: 0

Singing is my dream and, while it may have not been a commercial success, critically I was thrilled with the reception my first album got. Votes: 0

Most countries want to bring their people together and tear down physical, commercial and cultural barriers. Anyone who proposes separating them is out of line. Votes: 0

I deliberately try not to cater for the commercial market, so I can't see myself in competition, you know, with second or third generation rock stars. Votes: 0

You have got to have an agent. It's a business. But I think there is a way to be artful and commercial at the same time. Votes: 0

I tried to do the commercial thing. But I don't want to keep shoving Twinkies down everyone's throat. People are hungry for something of more substance. Votes: 0

Denmark is a small nation of five million people, but our economy is completely dependent on our commercial fleet. Every family has some connection to it. Votes: 0

As to Bell's talking telegraph, it only creates interest in scientific circles, and, as a toy it is beautiful; but ... its commercial value will be limited. Votes: 0

Tween programming is so retro that the shows even have theme songs, something the quest for more commercial time drove out of prime-time television years ago. Votes: 0

Movies which set out to be 'commercial' usually have an artificial look about them-a certain waxlike quality. They allow for no failure, no moment of mistake. Votes: 0

Anytime you look at anything that's considered artistic, there's a commercial world around it: the ballet, opera, any kind of music. It can't exist without it. Votes: 0

I obviously think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what you can do commercially. Votes: 0

I am a big advocate of what is known as net neutrality. This means that providers are compelled to transmit content without political or commercial pre-selection. Votes: 0

To televisionize any serious problem, the program directors face the task of making the message 'go down smooth' until the audience is delivered to the commercial. Votes: 0

Nothing's so apt to undermine your confidence in a product as knowing that the commercial selling it has been approved by the company that makes it. Votes: 0

I am still cautiously hopeful about the potential of the Internet. But it seems that the greatest revolution in communication has been hijacked by commercial values. Votes: 0

Such is the brutalization of commercial ethics in this country that no one can feel anything more delicate than the velvet touch of a soft buck. Votes: 0

I sound like a damn commercial, but half the crap in this house is from Wal-mart. The big deal about Wal-mart is that its open 24 hours. Votes: 0

I don't blame any director for wanting to do something more commercial. That's all part of the business. I certainly have done it, as an actor. Votes: 0

I auditioned for a Pepsi commercial, and I got it, and that was incredibly fun. So I thought, Well, maybe I should try this acting thing . Votes: 0

Movies are a commercial medium. We don't make movies to impress our friends and critics. It's an expensive medium. We have to gain money from it. Votes: 0

I guess for me - in the TV commercial world I was known for shooting locations, beautiful landscapes and things like that - so, it's interesting. Votes: 0

I'm never trying to be commercial or accessible, or saying "let's do this weird stuff, but at the same time we gotta do this safe stuff". Votes: 0

If Anthem finds an audience in New York City, my hope would be to see the play transferred to a commercial theatre for an open-ended run. Votes: 0

You just have to work with what God sends, and if God doesn't seem to understand the concept of commercial success, then that's your bad luck. Votes: 0

I think it's always hard for people to get their head around the fact that populist, commercial films can also actually be great works of art. Votes: 0

As far commercial success, I don't think that's a focus but it's not that we don't enjoy that. It's not something you can attempt and achieve. Votes: 0

Art has to be severe. It cannot be commercial. It cannot be for the producer or even for the public. It has to be for oneself. Votes: 0

I have an issue with the commercial aspect of moviemaking: I don't see why a movie can't make a lot of money and also be good. Votes: 0

You have got to have an agent. Its a business. But I think there is a way to be artful and commercial at the same time. Votes: 0

I never assumed I would have that commercial success, so it was a total surprise. And honestly, I never assumed that it would ever happen again. Votes: 0

I'm not commercial, I'm not for Special K cereal and I'm not a Wheaties boy; I'm a little bit more avant-garde, a little bit more out there. Votes: 0

The best bands kept making records and had this evolution, where by the end, by their commercial phase or sellout phase, the records are from outer space. Votes: 0

I've rarely gotten a good review in my life, yet, to paraphrase Noel Coward, I am happy to console myself with the bitter palliative of commercial success. Votes: 0

I wanted to tell her "I love you" back, but I guess in waiting for the perfect moment (the next commercial break), I ended up completely forgetting. Votes: 0

I own myself the friend to a very free system of commerce, and hold it as a truth, that commercial shackles are generally unjust, oppressive and impolitic. Votes: 0

India, in particular, is looking to develop nuclear power for domestic, commercial use, and we should work with them. This is a good deal for both countries. Votes: 0

I've got friends who are literally working alone on indie games that have no prospect of profit or commercial success. I've got guys working on iPhone games. Votes: 0

If all you did to improve your commercial presence was to train your sales people on the importance of influencers ... how much more effective could they be? Votes: 0

When I was starting as an anime director I wanted to be known for great things. I never wanted to be known for some overblown toy commercial. Votes: 0

I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films. Votes: 0

It may almost be held that the hope of commercial gain has done nearly as much for the cause of truth as even the love of truth. Votes: 0

Nobody makes bouillabaisse from scratch. It's all a bunch of malarkey. Even the restaurants buy a commercial-grade product. I had a very famous chef tell me that. Votes: 0

We've managed to have a long career that is still quite vibrant, yet we've never had to kow-tow to record companies who said we weren't commercial enough. Votes: 0

For people who want to get into the voiceover industry, even if you want to get into commercial, you need to become a really, really good actor. Votes: 0

If you can command a lot of attention, that's what is valuable, and many in the commercial ecology would like to have a piece of that attention. Votes: 0

People should realize that I shot a Coke commercial back in 1986. So, you know, I've been around a long time. I carry my Screen Actors Guild Card. Votes: 0

I never really think so much about commercial success; I usually just think about records that move me, and 'Baby Got Back' was one that moved me. Votes: 0

For a number of major companies, if you can't access the commercial markets, you can't fund your business. That's a big problem. You can't pay your bills. Votes: 0

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal. I could be happy doing Shakespeare for the rest of my life. Votes: 0

I enjoyed it [commercial work] until I stopped. You could travel and get around. I can't really explain why, I just didn't want to do it anymore. Votes: 0

That means more to me, truthfully, than commercial success. To be a loved human being is much more important to me then any of those other things. Votes: 0

What I love about making albums in the 21st century is that so few people buy albums! I can make an album without any commercial concerns whatsoever. Votes: 0

Pressure is high and jobs are at stake. There is nothing wrong with having commercial music to pitch for those situations, as well as for ad campaigns. Votes: 0

I think my films kind of walk this line that Im proud of, that they feel sort of like films of my youth, which were far more commercial. Votes: 0

The very first pharmaceutical commercial I ever heard was 15 seconds of the product and 45 seconds of side effects, so I know that this cannot be good for you. Votes: 0

I know a lot of people who have tremendous commercial success and they go directly for it. There's something that has always been difficult about that for me. Votes: 0

It's not that often that you get to have a large commercial success and then have something that you want to do that you can excite people about. Votes: 0

In the studio system, things are expected of a film. By the first, second, third act, there's a generic language that comes out of the more commercial system. Votes: 0

The style of music that we're playing, this progressive metal style, has always been an upstream battle for us. We don't usually get a lot of commercial exposure. Votes: 0

Before my commercial success, I had difficulty doing what I wanted, but my sincere short films always won prizes in festivals. So I was ready for larger successes. Votes: 0

The commercial music video industry is very hard to break into, and until you break in, that first job is the hardest thing in the world to get. Votes: 0

I like to get produced. I'm not saying I write to be commercial, I mean "Hazelwood High" they light a girl on fire, so it wasn't the most. Votes: 0

But I'm aware of the fact that I'm working in a commercial venue where I'm producing something that I wouldn't normally be approaching the way I'm doing it Votes: 0

Most independent filmmakers in Britain and North America work for commercial crews and then have their own projects when they've got enough money saved up to do so. Votes: 0

I think that our strength is actually how niche our product is, and not that it's very commercial and very similar to things that are out there already. Votes: 0

Sometimes commercial galleries ask for particular work to sell, but I try not to be bossed around by them. I didn't become an artist to get bossed around. Votes: 0

Despite whatever commercial kind of success you might have or radio success, I don't want to do something just to get as many people as possible to listen. Votes: 0

My ambition is to have this wonderful gift produce practical results for the future of commercial flying and for the women who may want to fly tomorrow's planes. Votes: 0

As a performer you are being used to keep people watching so the commercial endorsements that support the network can be seen by as many people as possible. Votes: 0

We have a desperate need for producers in the [commercial Broadway] theatre, and it is very hard for them to get money and find investors for new plays. Votes: 0

I turned down a lot of things that were so-called commercial. You're coming out of one film, and then they want you to be in the same one. Votes: 0

I have respect for those who make money at art and do it well and smartly, because that commercial aspect keeps the world going and running, in a sense. Votes: 0

While growing up, I always had to depend on foreign authors for page-turners. I think of myself as a commercial writer, and my job is simple to entertain you. Votes: 0

I also think I could probably repeat the commercial success; whether I want to or not is a different matter. I think there is still better work inside me. Votes: 0

To me, country music is like the blues, but it's something very hip and - I don't want to say commercial - but it's very worldly and good listening. Votes: 0

I'm not supposed to know what's going on. But I can tell you this, I won't be standing around scratching my head like Coach Johnson in that Denorex commercial. Votes: 0

Denmark is a country built on a commercial fleet. That's basically what we have been doing. We're just a small country of islands, and every family has a sailor. Votes: 0

I'm writing exactly the kinds of books I like to write. And they're the kinds of books I like to read. They're popular commercial fiction. That's what they are. Votes: 0

I wanted to try to create characters that happen to be Asian but who are pretty different from those we generally see in our culture, in our commercial culture. Votes: 0

I vowed I would never do a commercial, or a soap opera - both of which I did as soon as I left the Acting Company and was starving. Votes: 0

On every commercial flight, the traveler is told, "Your seat cushion can be used as a flotation device". The question is, why doesn't the plane just become a boat? Votes: 0

I've always wanted to be a very commercial director, or I had dreams of making these movies into blockbusters. And with each movie, they tell me it's not that way. Votes: 0

I think bad movies are made around the world, not just in Hollywood. There are as many bad art films in the whole world as there are bad commercial films. Votes: 0

I was a commercial artist when I left school, but luckily I became an actor. I've painted for many, many years. Now the last few years it's gotten more serious. Votes: 0

It bothers me when I hear it in a car commercial or some such. But for the most part, it's better than seeing sacred music relegated to the scrap heap. Votes: 0

I don't think about commercial concerns when I first come up with something. When I sit down at the piano, I try to come up with something that moves me. Votes: 0

This is so weird. I saw the new John Kerry campaign commercial and he says, 'I'm John Kerry and I approve of this message - if I have one.' Votes: 0

I rarely listen to commercial radio, and when I do, I'm shocked by how many ads there are, and how annoying they are, and how bad the radio station usually is. Votes: 0

To say that an artist sells out means that an artist is making a conscious choice to compromise his music, to to weaken his music for the sake of commercial gain. Votes: 0

I've been told a million times that I should do a Pantene ProV commercial because my hair is really shiny and long and healthy and I have a lot of it. Votes: 0

I'm not really caught up in the whole commercial thing of Christmas. I'm probably more of a pagan than a Christian, but it's hard not to get caught up in it. Votes: 0

When I got old enough to date, I realized that Valentine's Day is just a commercial marketing scam to make men feel bad. So I let my boyfriends off the hook. Votes: 0

You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if you're on the left in commercial radio is a mile and a half higher than it is if you're on the right. Votes: 0

I never saw anything funny in a car commercial - but that's OK. Whatever they wanted to do - it's their product and I'm the spokesperson, and I'm going to deliver. Votes: 0

Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his background in commercial art. To be honest, I didn't think about him a hell of a lot. Votes: 0

A lot of time it is hard to break into the commercial world and that has only to do with money and that has nothing to do with being female or male. Votes: 0

It's my first sort of commercial attempt, but it made sense for me because I'm not that kind of guy and I'm not going to continue to do that kind of movie. Votes: 0

Is there any man, is there any woman, let me say any child here that does not know that the seed of war in the modern world is industrial and commercial rivalry? Votes: 0

Money's never an issue. I can go and work for a small studio theatre somewhere if it's a play I really care about, or do TV or a big commercial West End show. Votes: 0

I've had a lot of crappy jobs, but one of my favorites was working as a commercial fisherman in Alaska. What I loved about it was, you got paid for what you caught. Votes: 0