A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.
In the world of musical theatre, if everyone says it's a good idea, you wonder why nobody has done it before.
If a customer walks out without shoes, you really want to find out why. 'It didn't fit' is not good enough.
How many people are not as good as they could be at their job because they don't love it? They're not passionate about it. If you don't like something, why are you doing it?
That's why, when Alias came along, I knew I'd be OK if the show was on for five or six years because the writing was so good and the creative team was so strong.
My first husband and I are still good friends and there is no earthly reason why I should not see him. Larry and I are very much in love.
The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.
Any writer will be happy and good only if they know what they're doing and why they're doing it.
Many in local government will ask why should only a few areas have the freedoms and benefits of Enterprise Zone status while the majority lose out?
I have an irrational fear that something bad is going to happen to me when I'm drinking out of a water fountain. I have no idea why.
Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else.
The purpose of the Jewish state is to secure the Jewish future. That is why Israel must always have the ability to defend itself, against any threat.
It is the future, of course, which politicians grapple with, and that is why politics is so disorderly. Only history clears away some of the debris.
We adore babies because they're so cute. And, of course, we are amused by jokes because they are funny. This is all backwards. It is. And Darwin shows us why.
Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends.
I don't believe that anybody has come to a conclusion on why something is funny. It's funny because it's ridiculous and it's ridiculous for different reasons at different times.
For some reason and I don't know why, but I don't think that I'm funny in California. So I always want to do my movies east somewhere.
People don't want to listen to a celebrity tweeting about their charities and shows. That's why comedy writers do well - we put out little funny ideas.
I do find comedy difficult. I don't know why. Maybe I think about it too much. There's a tremendous amount of pressure to be funny.
I'm not that good looking. That's why 'Gangnam Style' works. If someone handsome uses that phrase it's just awkward. But if someone like me uses it, it's funny.
Most people are used to the T.V. comedy method of one joke every 18 seconds. And that's why it's not funny... There's no time for anything to develop.
