Paul Merton Quotes
In fact, I don't watch a lot of contemporary comedy for fear of being influenced by it.
Paul Merton
Quotes to Explore
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My character Milly in 'The Boy Who Could Fly' was a very strong part. There were dramatic moments, and there were humorous moments, too. The whole story with Eric Underwood's character was just wonderful, and the messages behind the script were very important to me.
Lucy Deakins
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Part of being an artist is that you want to express yourself to as many people as possible. But you don't want to exclude anyone.
Ed Kowalczyk
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Literature isn't a moral beauty contest. Its power arises from the authority and audacity with which the impersonation is pulled off; the belief it inspires is what counts.
Philip Roth
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The first decade of the twentieth century was not a great time to be born black and poor and female in St. Louis, Missouri, but Vivian Baxter was born black and poor, to black and poor parents. Later she would grow up and be called beautiful. As a grown woman she would be known as the butter-colored lady with the blowback hair.
Maya Angelou
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Well, usually, when you're doing a sitcom, you get a script and every word or for the most part, is written. So, you know, if it's a 30-minute sitcom, then it's a 35-page script or something like that.
Cheryl Hines
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I saw Redeye, and I love being scared and on the edge of my seat.
Maria Menounos
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Few [books] get translated and the ones that do have trouble making it into the mainstream. It's more likely that Americans will discover another culture through an American writer rather read a writer from that culture.
Laila Lalami
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I have what I like to call a 'chinneck.' My chin just flows rather easily into my neck.
Matthew Perry
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I always stayed away from political commentary. First of all, I didn't feel entitled. What I may feel about a candidate, I'm a comedian. I mean, if people like my comedy, that doesn't mean they should vote for the person I like. That's why I always kind of stayed away from endorsements.
Bob Newhart
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I'll see something, and I'll go, 'Oh, wow, that's interesting,' because really, comedy comes from the truth.
Loni Love
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I just adored 'Shaun Of The Dead.' That's a true mashup. That's a real Romero-era zombie movie and a real Gen X indie comedy. That was before zombie movies were cool, before 'Zombieland' and 'I Am Legend,' and now it has become a whole sub-genre.
Jon Favreau
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In fact, I don't watch a lot of contemporary comedy for fear of being influenced by it.
Paul Merton
