I found that I could write two kinds of short stories: I could write very absurd, kind of surrealistic, funny stories; or I could write very dark, realistic - hyper-realistic - stories. I was never happy with that, because I couldn't meld the two. Dennis Lehane absurddarkfind share on social
I don't think know if anything's going to translate anywhere. You're making a movie, you hope it's going to be funny, you can't think about how it's going to go over. Ben Stiller funnyhopemake Change image and share on social
If at first you don't succeed, blame your parents. Marcelene Cox blameparentsucceed Change image and share on social
It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about. Randy Newman doctrinairefunnymind Change image and share on social
Filming is a funny combination of having a good time and not being able to wait until it's over. Nicole Holofcener combinationfilmfunny Change image and share on social
In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first. George Carlin comicleaveperson Change image and share on social
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know. Andre Maurois constantconversationimprove Change image and share on social
What's funny is my husband doesn't have any tattoos at all, so he must be the very conservative one. Ashley Scott conservativefunnyhusband Change image and share on social
I don't think I'm an intentional liar, but I'm a little bit of an exaggerator sometimes. If I'm exaggerating, and the journalist exaggerates on top of that, then we end up in funny territory. Autre Ne Veut biteendexaggerate Change image and share on social
I do notice a lot of people who want to shock to get laughs. It's such a tricky thing; you don't want to make rules about it. There's nobody more hilarious than Dave Attell, and he'd break every rule you set up. But he's funny. Andy Kindler attellbreakdave share on social
