John Oliver Quotes
In improv, the whole thing is that it is a relationship between the two people, as a back and forth. In standup, you don't really want to be listening to what somebody is saying; you want to project your jokes into their face. And that's really not a good instinct with a 'Daily Show' field piece, where it's supposed to be an interview.
John Oliver
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The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.
A. S. Byatt
We - we spend a lot of time, scholarly time, thinking about love and sex, but very little about the - the kind of joy that can take over a crowd of people or a group of people, in festivity, in ecstatic ritual of some kind, in celebration.
Barbara Ehrenreich
In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
Fran Lebowitz
You remember Donnie Brasco? It's the most notorious undercover movie ever; it's so street and so real. If you ever imagined yourself doing cop work, you imagined yourself getting pushed to that limit - seeing the furthest you can push yourself while still upholding the law.
Manny Montana
It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it.
W. C. Fields
We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.
Gary Player
Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!
Victor Hugo
I think I stumbled upon a voice people associate with me with 'The Deal.'
Peter Morgan
If you are the person who gets the lion's share of attention in good times, guess what: you get the lion's share of attention in bad times.
Matt Lauer
I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class.
George Osborne
Video games are so popular these days, getting the opportunity to star in one is something special. More people should do it.
Carrot Top
In improv, the whole thing is that it is a relationship between the two people, as a back and forth. In standup, you don't really want to be listening to what somebody is saying; you want to project your jokes into their face. And that's really not a good instinct with a 'Daily Show' field piece, where it's supposed to be an interview.
John Oliver
