Quotes about "Humor & Comedy"

The reason I'm writing funny books is that I wish there were more. ”

The only thing that matters to me about my stories is that they're entertaining and they're funny. And I tend to get bored easily, so I generally throw something supernatural in. I would say they're humorous novels that have a supernatural bent, but that's as close as you're going to get to fitting them all in the same basket. ”

My fans have great senses of humor and eat too much chocolate. ”

You can't teach someone to be funny, but you can teach comic timing. If you listen to a good comic, you can learn how to put it on a page. ”

One thing that's really delightful is my books tend to attract people who are funny, so I get the benefit of people writing me with things that crack me up. ”

The fact that 'A Dirty Job' has comedy and supernatural horror in it, that both are woven in and out of it with a whimsical tone, despite the fact that it's about death, makes it hard to characterize with standard genre labels - but I have no problem with that. I'd call it a funny story about death, and leave it at that. ”

With comedies, often shorter is better. You don't want to outstay your welcome. ”

You have antiheroes in dramas, like Tony Soprano. But it's a little bit harder in comedy. You don't see it quite as much. ”

It's hard to make a movie that is both funny and emotional, that has something to say and is clear to the audience. ”

I like expensive-looking, nuanced, hour-long dramas that don't smell like regular TV. That and cheap, funny shows that feel like one guy made them by himself. So ... artisanal television? ”