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title: "1 Comedy Look Quotes By Melina Matsoukas"
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> [I've tried to create a comedy that doesn't look like any other comedy. Maybe traditionally in TV there has been a kind of formula that says, 'Oh, comedy has to look this way; it has to look super bright.' But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/i-ve-tried-to-create-a-comedy-that-doesn-t-look-like-any-other-comedy/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

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## More by Melina Matsoukas

> [I love that denim can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. Anything goes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/i-love-that-denim-can-be-as-simple-or-as-complicated-as-you-want-it/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [My style is super versatile and doesn't pertain to any one category. It can be best compared to a mood ring. It is very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/my-style-is-super-versatile-and-doesn-t-pertain-to-any-one-category/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [Denim comes and goes into style often, but my Levi's have longevity. They will never be just a fad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/denim-comes-and-goes-into-style-often-but-my-levi-s-have-longevity/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [The reason I got into filmmaking was super naive: to change the world, you know? To really make the voices that we don't get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/the-reason-i-got-into-filmmaking-was-super-naive-to-change-the-world/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [I never feel like anything I have done is perfect. I feel like there is always room for improvement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/i-never-feel-like-anything-i-have-done-is-perfect-i-feel-like-there/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [I like to see a video through a computer or through a phone to make sure it looks good at its worst. I hate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/i-like-to-see-a-video-through-a-computer-or-through-a-phone-to-make/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [As a toddler, my favorite piece of clothing was my Oshkosh denim overalls that I would call my Oreos because I could never say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/as-a-toddler-my-favorite-piece-of-clothing-was-my-oshkosh-denim/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [I'm proud of who I am. I'm proud of my history. I'm proud of the women and the men who came before us who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/i-m-proud-of-who-i-am-i-m-proud-of-my-history-i-m-proud-of-the-women/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [In college, I interned at a production company and spent a lot of time on sets. I love music videos and felt I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/in-college-i-interned-at-a-production-company-and-spent-a-lot-of-time/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [I like to know that my actors or my performers are going into it with the same amount of passion that I have for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/i-like-to-know-that-my-actors-or-my-performers-are-going-into-it-with/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [I really can't get involved with any project that I don't feel a hundred percent I can stand behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/i-really-can-t-get-involved-with-any-project-that-i-don-t-feel-a/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [I never really saw myself as a comedy director, and I still don't. I see myself as a director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/i-never-really-saw-myself-as-a-comedy-director-and-i-still-don-t-i/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [I've tried to create a comedy that doesn't look like any other comedy. Maybe traditionally in TV there has been a kind of formula…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/i-ve-tried-to-create-a-comedy-that-doesn-t-look-like-any-other-comedy/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [For me, the scariest moment is walking on set before we shoot the first shot, and I am so anxious. It's a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/for-me-the-scariest-moment-is-walking-on-set-before-we-shoot-the/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

> [I got a young black woman agent, and she kinda just knew what I would be attracted to. She sent me this pilot for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-matsoukas/i-got-a-young-black-woman-agent-and-she-kinda-just-knew-what-i-would/)

[Melina Matsoukas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-matsoukas/)

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