Working on newspapers, you're writing to a certain length, often very brief pieces; you tend to look for easy forms of humor - women can't drive, things like that. That's about the level of a lot of newspaper humor. It becomes a form of laziness. Tom Wolfe driveeasyform share on social
I don't think you can define how you acquire your imagination any more than you can define why one person has a sense of humor and another doesn't. But I certainly would lean to the side that says all those solitary hours of daydreaming were a kind of training for poetry. James Tate acquiredaydreamdefine share on social
There are the horror fans that love the 'Evil Dead' because of the humor, but I'm sure it's not all of them. Not all horror fans love 'Evil Dead' because of the humor, at least not me. Fede Alvarez deadevilfan Change image and share on social
I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes. Gordon Gee collegegoodhumor Change image and share on social
I never write anything without humor, just because I like humor, but at the same time, it is a way for anything fantastical to become relatable. Joss Whedon fantasticalhumorrelatable Change image and share on social
I have a very silly sense of humor. I've never laughed harder in my entire life than seeing someone with toilet paper stuck on the bottom of their shoe. Paula Poundstone bottomentirehard Change image and share on social
I connect to humor really deeply, so I feel really comfortable just being in funny projects. Guillermo Diaz comfortableconnectdeeply Change image and share on social
I don't really dissect comedy. Nothing kills off humor more than overanalyzing it. David Steinberg comedydissecthumor Change image and share on social
When you're in Hollywood, you get sort of jaded about what you think the sense of humor of Hollywood is supposed to be, so you can't think outside the box. Diedrich Bader boxhollywoodhumor Change image and share on social