I’m not the comedy police, but you watch a movie, and everyone’s laughing, and then you shake it out, and you realize, ‘There’s no joke there!’ Maria Semple Read Quote
If I go to your home, and you’re cooking me a meal, I will eat whatever you put in front of me. Bryan Fuller Read Quote
You have to decide what kind of story you’re going to tell. For instance I would argue a movie like ‘Toy Story 3,’ which isn’t realistic at all, is really emotional and involving. It just depends. I played this game called ‘Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP’ for iPad that is totally old school 8-bit, which I found very moving. David S. Goyer Read Quote
I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized, and I still had a daughter who I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. J. K. Rowling Read Quote
Chance alone is at the source of all novelty, all creation in the biosphere. Jacques Monod Read Quote
Growing up playing on the streets, you made your name by talking mess and getting into people’s heads. Reggie Miller Read Quote
I worked as an accountant in an auditor’s office, at a textile showroom, a telephone booth, and a fast-food joint while studying. My dad found it odd, but he never interfered in any of my decisions. Vijay Sethupathi Read Quote
The best books of our times have included the three mature volumes of Philip Larkin. They’re very short books of poems, and very carefully arranged. Robert Morgan Read Quote
