Kurt Elling

There is an actor's responsibility in presenting the emotional content of the lyrics to an audience. But whether you do that in a straightforward fashion or an ironic fashion or a blase fashion is all about opportunities, and singers are missing opportunities as artists if they don't pay attention to the lyric.

American Musician

Shashi Tharoor

I have been a frequent air traveler since I was a few months shy of my sixth birthday, when my parents packed me off to boarding school two plane rides away from home. Those days of being willingly handed from air hostess to air hostess as an 'unaccompanied minor' made me blase about the rigors of air travel.

Indian Public Servant

Linda Grant

I was embarrassed by my parents. I thought they had nothing of interest to say or contribute to anything. My real crime was not understanding that they were interesting, and I have been trying to make it up to them for being so indescribably blase, so genuinely uninterested and dismissive.

British Novelist

Peter Hook

I must confess that over my career, I've actually downplayed the importance of DJs. It's such a different art form. Then all of a sudden you try it, and you think, 'Good God, these guys do work.' I used to be very cynical and very blase about it. I can only apologize.

English Musician

Rob Lowe

Some actors specialize in shooting weapons and punching people. Some have the market on playing buffoons cornered, others specialize in roles that require heavy makeup or outrageous wardrobe. Some trade exclusively in a post-ironic blase attitude.

American Actor

Lykke Li

You can become quite blase, and also, I have no sense of home; I don't have roots. I've never had that feeling that someone else is going to take care of me, ever. I don't trust people.

Swedish Musician

Keith O'Brien

There is no doubt that, as a society, we have become blase about the importance of marriage as a stabilising influence and less inclined to prize it as a worthwhile institution.

Scottish Clergyman

James McBride

I hate to sound blase about it, but literary status is not important to me. Being happy is important to me.

American Writer

Rod Laver

I don't want to get blase about being recognised. It's pretty amazing.

Australian Athlete

Anthony Daniels

On a film set everyone is very cool. Well, blase really.

English Actor

Blase suggests you're too accustomed to something to find it interesting or exciting anymore.

Overfamiliarity Nuance

Being blase can mask a deeper disappointment at losing the ability to enjoy something.

Hidden Disappointment

'Blase' doesn't convey anger or sadness, just a lack of enthusiasm.

Not Negative

When blase, it's implied that someone has had too much of something, even if it's not stated.

Surfeit Implication

Blase often reflects a cultural attitude towards common or repeated experiences.

Cultural Desensitization

A blase person can seem sophisticated for not being easily excited.

Sophisticated Apathy

Sometimes appearing blase is confused with confidence or expertise.

Mistaken Confidence

Being blase often indicates a disconnect from expected emotional reactions.

Emotional Disconnection

 relaxed as these animals are and grab the guides arm totally totally unexpected the vehicles don't have doors there the cheetah were perfectly obituary ever expected it meant to the stay don't quite understand why so it just goes to show you never get blase about wild animals because

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 they've done this thousand thousands of times obviously there's a big training effect as you can imagine you can see they're very blase and kind of effort was not only can they do it very well they do it you know it's sore a lazy way

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 speed that counts the wedge snouted lizard can afford to be blase it has a secret weapon