James Wolcott
Related TAYLOR LAUTNER I don't claim that our TV comedies are highbrow in anyway, but I think there's a basis to th... ADRIAN EDMONDSON SERGIO GARCIA 28. Feelings are neither right nor wrong. It's what you do with them that causes the problems. JAMES C. DOBSON CARL REINER 'The Office' is less a comedy than so many other 'comedies' that have been on the ai... B. J. NOVAK SOPHIE KINSELLA PATRICK NESS GARY OLDMAN I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES KATE MILLETT I don't know what I'd do if I was making a romantic comedy; I wouldn't feel like I was e... DANIELLE HARRIS Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON RAY BRADBURY I used to do a lot of comedy. I don't know what happened. I think it's my face. EDDIE MARSAN CORY DOCTOROW BILL COSBY DAVID LYONS JULES RENARD GWYNETH PALTROW HUGH JACKMAN MATT DILLON It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON STEVE MARTIN I don't know what it is about these post-apocalyptic movies where it's like... people really... JOSEPH DAVID-JONES EDWARD ZWICK I actually read 'Wonder Woman,' and here's the thing about her: she's more of a phys... JAIMIE ALEXANDER I don't know the secret of Mrs. Brown, but what I do know is that there are things that Mrs. Bro... BRENDAN O'CARROLL SHARON GLESS When you don't know that you don't know, it's a lot different than when you do know that... BILL PARCELLS I don't want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores roman... IRRFAN KHAN Movies, I don't really get the bad guys. In theater, I get more bad guys. Both audiences and dir... CAMPBELL SCOTT MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY GENE WILDER I do find that it's easier to get Latino-themed movies... but I don't think there's that... PATRICIA RIGGEN It's always nerve-racking to take off your clothes on film. But doing it with a woman felt safer... NAOMI WATTS DEEPIKA PADUKONE Do what is right... do it with honesty and vigor. Be creative - that's important. Don't foll... JOHN GOKONGWEI If I can do a romantic comedy with women, that's Everest to me. JOE CARNAHAN It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON Curiosity is the essence of human existence. 'Who are we? Where are we? Where do we come from? W... EUGENE CERNAN Curiosity is the essence of human existence. 'Who are we? Where are we? Where do we come from? W... GENE CERNAN ALDEN EHRENREICH NICOLAS CAGE I think there are certain tenets set in place for all different types on genres. For thrillers, wome... KATIE ASELTON Let's talk about Connie Britton, who I love. I don't know of a person who doesn't love h... MAGGIE CAREY What people don't understand is that my dad isn't up on the contemporary music scene. He'... ALEXA RAY JOEL Most of the time, I don't even watch what I do on TV. I go in, get the job done, and just know i... DAVID HEDISON BRION JAMES I don't tend to watch too many American comedies. I love British comedy. DANNY MCBRIDE Some relationships start with fights... But, usually only in romantic comedies. Life's not the movie... , ANIMAL CROSSING: WILD WORLD, 2005 EDDIE IZZARD I don't know if it's good or bad, but when I first started writing I imitated the narrative ... KEVIN WILSON BRUNO MARS So often, I think, in these relationship comedies, they don't necessarily reflect the people tha... DAVID DENMAN I'd like to do 'My Best Friend's Wedding,' 'Pretty Woman,' Meg Ryan type stu... JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT I don't know if it's possible to live the rock 'n roll lifestyle and still be romantic. ADAM LEVINE I love to get to that place where I don't know what kind of music I'm doing; I don't kno... ARIEL PINK STEVE MARTIN ELLEN BARKIN I like to play the grey areas in life - that's the most uncomfortable place to be. Nobody likes ... MELANIE LYNSKEY Women comedy is different than men comedy. Guy comedy is very aggressive, it's about insulting e... PAUL FEIG I would like to do a romantic comedy, but not a romantic comedy that is cheesy. I want to do an old ... SAMI GAYLE ADAM SANDLER I don't know what to do with myself when it's sunny! LISA HANNIGAN The secret of it is to read what you've got in front of you. Don't, if you suspect that some... HUMPHREY LYTTELTON I don't want to be pigeonholed into doing just romantic comedies. But they're fun, and espec... KRISTEN BELL CHARLES KURALT JULIAN BAGGINI KAMALA HARRIS The business of music. You know, it's an oxymoron in a sense. It's like the two things. Alth... KELIS MICHAEL J. FOX RUSH LIMBAUGH JULIA ROBERTS Being black, Latino, or Asian is not a genre. Romantic comedies, thrillers, action - those are genre... MARA BROCK AKIL NICK CANNON LADY GAGA I've always loved silent movies. I recently saw 'Tilly's Punctured Romance' at the A... TAYLOR NEGRON The thing I find really scary about ghosts and demons is that you don't really know what they ar... OREN PELI I said it's a cold universe and I don't mean that metaphorically. If you go out into space, ... DAVID CHASE I love horror comedies, and I love horror movies. In particular, I love horror movies from the '... KEN MARINO With drama, you know if you're having a true moment, but in comedy, if somebody doesn't laug... BROOKE NEVIN Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH I love comedy, but it has to be hysterical and really amusing; I'm not really a big fan of roman... RACHEL HURD-WOOD THOMAS FRANK JEREMY SISTO BRYAN SINGER I don't know what it must be like to be a writer in general, but to be a comedy writer, it's... EDIE FALCO I don't know what to do or where to turn in this taxation matter. Somewhere there must be a book... WARREN G. HARDING You never know what's going to happen the rest of the way. You can't predict. You don't ... KEITH HERNANDEZ I don't really do pranks any more. I have a laugh in the dressing room here, where it's safe... PAUL GASCOIGNE CARRIE-ANNE MOSS JULIA CHILD That's what I like about acting. You don't know where you'll be in year. DAVID WALTON The press don't wake up in the morning simply to be a mouthpiece for pols - they're out to u... BEAU WILLIMON I'm definitely a romantic comedy dude because I'm a big romantic at heart. I'm a softy, ... STERLING KNIGHT I never meant to be in romantic comedies; it's just what ended up happening. But they are tricky... HUGH GRANT CATHERINE HARDWICKE HENRY MINTZBERG
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I hope that I would be considered romantic. I don't know... one of my favorite movies is 'Th... 
I love movies, of course. 'Terminator 3' and 'Bad Boys II' - lots of action. Sports ... 
I think that comedy really tells you how it is. The other thing about comedy is that - you don't... 
I always thought 'chick lit' meant third-person contemporary funny novels, dealing with issu... 
I get tired of comedies where there are a bunch of funny guys and a beautiful woman who doesn't ... 
I don't think Hollywood knows what to do with me. I would imagine that when it comes to romantic... 
What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it. 
You can't learn to write in college. It's a very bad place for writers because the teachers ... 
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I don't see much comedy in the Bible, where people are writing about funny people. It's not ... 
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