When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked.
Literary dementia seems dated now, but there was a time when a month in the funny farm was as de rigueur for budding writers as an M.F.A. is now. To be sent away was a badge of honor; to undergo electroshock, a glorious martyrdom.
I try to write stories that are thrilling and full of mystery and funny all at the same time, stories that raise moral questions but come up with very few moral answers, stories that emotionally touch readers through the characters.
What's so funny about cats is that they have this kind of aloof, superior vibe to them. Even if you love them, they are unpredictable. Dogs are more social, and the way that they attach and bond to us is much more human.
Knowing all the languages in the world could help you to really understand all the jokes you can hear... from my future Kids' Funny Business.
So the reason I was struck again and again was because of my overwhelmingly positive energy. Funny, I'd always thought of myself as a pessimist.
People have sex, even the religious ones. Yet, when sex is transferred into words, suddenly it's dirty, vulgar, immoral, trashy. Funny huh?
Drug addicts are so funny that way. Just spinning around, lost in their own little world. Doing so much, accomplishing so little. How sad.
[Chuck talks to Wilson, the volleyball] Chuck Noland: Hey, you want to hear something funny? My dentist's name is James Spalding.
Teen #1: [about Jay and Silent Bob] I like 'em man, they're funny. Teen #2: They're fucking stupid.
Jean: Do you want to hear something funny? Maria: What's that Mrs. Jean? Jean: You're the best friend I've got.
Frank Costello: Jeez. She fell funny. [chuckles at the dead bodies] Mr. French: Francis, you really should see somebody.
Carol Connelly: Melvin, I'd rather not. Melvin Udall: What does that got to do with it? Carol Connelly: Funny, I thought it was a strong point.
Amsterdam Vallon: It's a funny feeling being taken under the wing of a dragon. It's warmer than you'd think.
[the check-out woman holds up a bag full of army men, and gives Kevin a funny look] Kevin McCallister: For the kids.
[Alan falls from the window of the car because the door on the passenger side doesn't open] Mr. Chow: [laughs obnoxiously] Funny fat guy fall on face!
Mickey's Father: And you're gonna believe in Jesus Christ? Mickey: I know - sounds funny. But, I'm gonna give it a try.
Soap: You're not funny, Tom. You're fat, and look as though you should be, but you're not.
Argentinean: The boy has talent. [Grabs Christian's crotch] Argentinean: [Christian gasps] Argentinean: Nothing funny, I just like talent.
Wladyslaw Szpilman: It's a funny time to say this, but... [trailing off] Halina: What? Wladyslaw Szpilman: I wish I knew you better.
Macaulay Connor: Champagne's funny stuff. I'm used to whiskey. Whiskey is a slap on the back, and champagne's heavy mist before my eyes.
