--- title: "1 Arty Quotes By Michael Ian Black" description: "1 Arty quotes by Michael Ian Black. Plus more from Michael Ian Black and more Arty sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d6/michael-ian-black-3765_about_my-tastes-in-all-things-lean-towards-the_614116.png" --- > [My tastes in all things lean towards the arty and boring. I like sports documentaries about Scrabble players, bands that play quiet, unassuming music, and TV shows that win awards. In that way, I am an elitist snob.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/my-tastes-in-all-things-lean-towards-the-arty-and-boring-i-like/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d6/michael-ian-black-3765_about_my-tastes-in-all-things-lean-towards-the_614116.png) ## More by Michael Ian Black > [Many, many people can write books. I just happen to be one of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/many-many-people-can-write-books-i-just-happen-to-be-one-of-them/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/i-do-not-go-to-church-i-don-t-go-to-christian-church-or-jew-church-or/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/my-process-is-surprisingly-straightforward-i-find-myself-with-little/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [“Did my fingering turn you gay? I hope not.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/did-my-fingering-turn-you-gay-i-hope-not/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [“If I have any faith at all, I guess that's it. Faith in the small love that keeps our family together.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/if-i-have-any-faith-at-all-i-guess-that-s-it-faith-in-the-small-love/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [Whatever expectations I had for myself, none of them have come to pass. I grew up thinking I was going to be an actor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/whatever-expectations-i-had-for-myself-none-of-them-have-come-to-pass/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/you-have-to-lead-in-the-case-of-a-game-show-a-contestant-through-the/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/i-can-be-a-snarky-asshole-or-i-can-be-sort-of-mentally-impaired-it-s/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/by-the-end-of-the-time-i-m-writing-a-book-i-m-tearing-my-hair-out-and/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [Kids love to be silly, they love to laugh, so I think it was natural for my kids to like the sort of books…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/kids-love-to-be-silly-they-love-to-laugh-so-i-think-it-was-natural/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/i-am-a-poker-player-but-i-am-not-a-good-poker-player-my-favorite-game/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/when-you-re-writing-something-and-you-re-putting-yourself-out-there/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [I don't watch that much comedy. I think it's professional jealousy. That and a lack of support for my community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/i-don-t-watch-that-much-comedy-i-think-it-s-professional-jealousy/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [I used to need the character but as I've gotten older I need it less and less - I prefer to play some version…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/i-used-to-need-the-character-but-as-i-ve-gotten-older-i-need-it-less/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) > [“Cluelessness is not an attractive quality in a man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ian-black/cluelessness-is-not-an-attractive-quality-in-a-man/) [Michael Ian Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ian-black/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arty/michael-ian-black/#itemlist", "name": "1 Arty Quotes By Michael Ian Black", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My tastes in all things lean towards the arty and boring. 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