Many, many people can write books. I just happen to be one of them. — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
The characters that I have on Twitter have very little resemblance to me, the person who's writing them. — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
I don't necessarily self-identify as a writer, 'cause it implies a certain level of intelligence. — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
I definitely script things out. I definitely write things down and try to write jokes. Often, they're terrible. I often write terrible,… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
I think writing for anybody helps you order your life. It helps you arrange your emotions and your thoughts and it helps… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
It's such a deliberate thing to sit down and write a tweet. You're putting yourself out there in a very deliberate way,… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
Kids love to be silly, they love to laugh, so I think it was natural for my kids to like the sort… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
The illustrators work so much harder on the books than the writers do. I mean, that's so much work doing what they… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
By the end of the time I'm writing a book, I'm tearing my hair out and I want to go do stand-up.… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
When you're writing something, and you're putting yourself out there, or you're performing and someone comes in and savages that, then of… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
You can't write a children's book that takes more than five or six minutes to read, because it will drive the parents… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
My process is surprisingly straightforward. I find myself with little to do over a stretch of time and I say, "I should… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
“I do not go to church. I don’t go to Christian church or Jew church or any other church. I don’t go to church… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share
My process is surprisingly straightforward. I find myself with little to do over a stretch of time and I say, "I should write children's… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share
“If I have any faith at all, I guess that's it. Faith in the small love that keeps our family together.” — Michael Ian Black Copy Share
Whatever expectations I had for myself, none of them have come to pass. I grew up thinking I was going to be an actor,… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share
You have to lead, in the case of a game show, a contestant through the architecture of the show. So there's a lot of… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share
I can be a snarky Asshole, or I can be sort of mentally impaired. It's very hard for me to just be normal human… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share
By the end of the time I'm writing a book, I'm tearing my hair out and I want to go do stand-up. And then… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share
Kids love to be silly, they love to laugh, so I think it was natural for my kids to like the sort of books… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share
I am a poker player, but I am not a good poker player. My favorite game is seven card stud, but I'll play hi/lo,… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share
When you're writing something, and you're putting yourself out there, or you're performing and someone comes in and savages that, then of course it… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share
I don't watch that much comedy. I think it's professional jealousy. That and a lack of support for my community. — Michael Ian Black Copy Share
I used to need the character but as I've gotten older I need it less and less - I prefer to play some version… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share
