If you don't infuse humor into a subject matter, no matter how dark, the audience can't accept the message of a film. It closes them down. Humor can open them up.

I like dark subject matter. I'm not sure what that means about me!

A woman is subject matter enough.

Since I was a kid, I've had this morbid fascination with dark and scary subject matter.

The shows you can do in cable are just more buzzworthy and are about subject matter that's more unusual or dark. And broadcast shows tend to be more mainstream or middle-of-the-road.

The paintings that really excite me have an erotic element or side to them irrespective of subject matter.