University characters are prime for parody, you know - the self-entitled rich kids to the self-important protestors to the international students. — Ronny Chieng Copy Share Image
As a European filmmaker, you can not make a genre film seriously. You can only make a parody. — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
There's a side that I want to do just like really retarded arty films like parody, pretentious art films that kind of… — Andy Milonakis Copy Share Image
I never consciously do any work directly influenced from any movie, unless I'm doing a parody. — Ted Rall Copy Share Image
The new rebels might be artists willing to risk the yawn, the rolled eyes, the cool smile, the nudged ribs, the parody… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
I don't watch a lot of other people's parodies because I don't want to be unduly influenced. — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
“There is something immensely scary about putting yourself out there for people to love or hate you, fan or pan you, review… — L.V. Lewis Copy Share Image
'SNL' has always been known for its ability to skewer politics, and the circus that was Palin's bid to be Vice President… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
Parodies are hard to do well, as is shown by the mediocrity of so many recent attempts. No matter how ripe a… — James Berardinelli Copy Share Image
There is a clear difference between sexist parody and parody of sexism. Sexist parody encourages the players to mock and trivialize gender… — Anita Sarkeesian Copy Share Image
We didn't want to make it a parody of Don Draper[in Keeping Up With the Joneses] but we did arrive on this… — Greg Mottola Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I've loved science fiction my whole life. But I've never made a science fiction movie. And it's [World Of Tomorrow] sort of… — Don Hertzfeldt Copy Share Image
I think to simply make fun of something isn't particularly interesting. I try to not just do a parody of something or… — Mark Leyner Copy Share Image
The other day a friend called and told me they made a porn film using the title of my first movie. I… — Kate Bosworth Copy Share Image
“Image is like a long shadow. Even when the sun goes down, you can see it. I think some of it is… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
“Hell, if someome wrote a book about you, well, it'd sell a million copies the day it was released. And if someone… — Stephen Jenner Copy Share Image
“Mission motto, sir," said Carrot cheerfully. "Morituri Nolumus Mori. Rincewind suggested it." "I imagine he did," said Lord Vetinari, observing the wizard… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The only remarkable thing about Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, Part II is the insistent manner in which it recalls how much… — Vincent Canby Copy Share Image
“Did they like being maids & butlers? Before you answer this consider everything you've ever read about English history after Robin Hood… — Chris Kelly Copy Share Image
The funny thing is that the process of coming up with an idea for a column or a 'Candid Camera' sequence is… — Peter Funt Copy Share Image
All literature, highbrow or low, from the Aeneid onward, is fan fiction…Through parody and pastiche, allusion and homage, retelling and reimagining the… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“The crowd laughs at the parody. Weep, ladies, over your own fate, when you see the misery of imprisoned matter, of tortured… — Bruno Schulz Copy Share Image
“Actually, the Sniper's sense of humor frightened Amy more than anything else. The parody of Carla's poem had been witty, the rudeness… — Jincy Willett Copy Share Image
I enjoy all kinds of music. But it is kind of strange when I do parodies, instead of setting up drums and… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
We live in a world in which whatever you do has a parody account online in moments. — Timothy Simons Copy Share Image
Barry White seemed so filled with self-parody at first that it was easy to dismiss him. But it is becoming increasingly obvious… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
The Prime Minister seems now to be basing his re-election campaign on this plot line. He is saying to the Australian people,… — Julia Gillard Copy Share Image
It's hard to really articulate what the parameters are that make one song parody-able and another song not, but if I can… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
I don't think 'Freak Dance' is a parody; it's more reference than anything. People don't think of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'… — Matt Besser Copy Share Image
The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
I pretend no originality in observing that mass education was motivated in part by the perceived need to "educate them to keep… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A typical 'Larry King Live' is a pastiche whose absurdism defies parody. Wearing his trademark suspenders and purple shirts, he looks as… — James Wolcott Copy Share Image
The parody is the last refuge of the frustrated writer. Parodies are what you write when you are associate editor of the… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
I think there's something in common with the OSS 117 movies. The big difference is there's no irony in this one. It's… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
“Madeline lived there with her twin brother, Roderick Usher, who was nothing like the richest man in Europe. Even by Ruravia’s small,… — T. Kingfisher Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, This is Spinal Tap [1984] was the ultimate comedy, and it was the kind of thing I… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
The UN may not be very effective but I am a fan of the idea of the United Nations. I have been… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
“Raging crime, class warfare, invasive immigrants, light morals, public misbehavior. Always we convince ourselves that the parade of unwelcome and despised is… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“Not all of Derrida's writing is to everyone's taste. He had an irritating habit of overusing the rhetorical question, which lends itself… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
![“We didn't want to make it a parody of Don Draper[in Keeping Up With the Joneses] but we did arrive on this idea that there's a side of Jon Hamm that opens up that would like him to stop living as a professional liar.” quote by Greg Mottola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/greg-mottola-18911_ideas_we-didn-t-want-to-make-it-a-parody-of-do_2821297.jpg)
![“I've loved science fiction my whole life. But I've never made a science fiction movie. And it's [World Of Tomorrow] sort of a parody of science fiction at the same time. It's all of the things I find interesting in sci-fi amplified.” quote by Don Hertzfeldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f0/don-hertzfeldt-16260_fiction_i-ve-loved-science-fiction-my-whole-life_504499.jpg)
![“When I was growing up, This is Spinal Tap [1984] was the ultimate comedy, and it was the kind of thing I wanted to do. But you get to a point with parody where you can't go much further because ultimately it's feeding off of somebody else's creativity.” quote by Ben Stiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/ben-stiller-7406_comedy_when-i-was-growing-up-this-is-spinal-tap_963268.jpg)
