In some ways, what I learned is that you can take a character and breathe with them, and its up to the audience to interpret rather than you putting moral stamp on the character.
Abortion is a hard thing for Hollywood to deal with because it is so controversial and you don't want to alienate half your audience by sending one message or the other.
The thing about a cartoon is, you can do whatever you want. The tightrope that we are walking on 'The Simpsons' and 'Futurama' is "How do you continue to surprise the audience, but make them good surprises?" Not every surprise is good, but you want to continue jolting people.
Audiences have kept me alive.
86% of its audience was made up of people of color. That tells you that the full potential of many black stars won't be realized until their audiences are fully integrated.
You're trying to bring a character to an audience, and tell stories. That's what we're all trying do.
It is not entirely true that a TV producer or reporter has complete control over the contents of programs. The interests and inclinations of the audience have as much to do with the what is on television as do the ideas of the producer and reporter.
My desire is to be pure again and not dirtied by the world. But it's my duty to be as ugly and as filthy as I am, so the audience can experience what I have.
I've got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They're there for me every time.
A comedian needs to have his own filters, needs to know his audience, how far he can push things.
It is my custom to keep on talking until I get the audience cowed.
When it comes to acting, people talk about the suspension of disbelief that you ask of the audience. Before that starts, you have to, as an actor, suspend your own disbelief.
It's not really a good sign when your audience applauds Satan.
Genius requires an audience.
I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.
Radio helps DJs break into a whole different audience. Radio has so much power. And that's my mission: to not only break into the EDM audience, but to break also into the mainstream audience.
Each audience seems to have a life of its own, which is why watching the show regularly is so exciting, because it's always a different experience.
The metal press has a certain type of audience, and I think most of them support the magazines' negative focus on me.
One springs to mind: one of our very first gigs in a small East Texas town was not well promoted. At least, that was our conclusion. After the band loaded in and the curtain opened, we realized there was exactly one paying customer in the audience. We kind of made the best of it playing through the first set, took a break and bought him a Coke and then went on to perform for the remainder of the night. It wasn't exactly a catastrophe but it certainly stands as legendary.
I have a great amount of respect for the audience. They know narrative construct. They know all the tropes.