Stephen Moyer

Film and theater are about misdirection and making the audience see something. I find it interesting. One of the things we do in 'True Blood' is shoot all of our stunts in camera. Instead of doing some kind of visual effect, we try to make it happen.

English Actor

Steve Truglia

I realised how much misdirection is in stunt co-coordinating. It's similar to magic, the tricks we use to make people think the stunt is real. I also have a lifelong fascination with gambling cheats. I'm not one, but I do have a fascination with it.

Apollo Robbins

We always think of misdirection as, 'Look over here while I do this over here!' And that's not what it is. You can be looking straight at it, and if you're not thinking about it, you won't process it. I find that fascinating.

American

When we think of misdirection, we think of something as looking off to the side when, actually, the things right in front of us are often the hardest to see: the things that you look at every day that you're blinded to.

Rush Limbaugh

Free speech gives us the ability to react vigorously with effective arguments and expose the weakness and misdirection of the other side's claims.

American Entertainer

Used in performing arts to distract and surprise the audience.

Magic Tricks

Intentionally providing false information to achieve a goal.

Misleading Intent

Sometimes used playfully or harmlessly among friends.

Not Always Negative

Used in politics or business to divert attention from controversial issues.

Power Plays

Can evoke strong emotions to sway opinions or decisions.

Emotional Influence

A deliberate tactic to outmaneuver opponents or competitors.

Strategic Tool

 is what we must recognize before it's too late because the real crisis is not global warming environmental destruction or animal culture it is us these problems are symptoms of us byproducts of us are in a reflection loss of connection has created this misdirection we have

His Epic Message Will...

 at reaching around people's walls is the way that it uses deliberate misdirection. A great piece of comedy is a verbal magic trick, where you think it's going over here and then all of a sudden you're transported over here. And there's this mental delight

Chris Bliss: Comedy is...

 each one a cleverly constructed puzzle box of clues, misdirection, and human drama. So let's investigate how she crafted these perfect crimes. Christie designed her stories in many ways, but one of the most important decisions was the setting.

Misdirection

The act of pointing someone in the wrong direction or giving someone wrong information.