Having Quote by Andrew Dominik Download Open image “Americans are not renowned for having a sense of irony.” — Andrew Dominik ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Having Irony Sense
Americans don't understand irony? I am an intelligent person living in the United States. My entire existence is ironic. — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not. — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions... the Jewish,… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
We Americans only voted for George Bush to prove to the British that Americans understand irony. Unfortunately, it kinda backfired. — Scott Capurro Copy Share Image
Irony is going to be hard to get. You have to be master of the literal first. But then, Americans don't get irony either.… — Geoffrey Hinton Copy Share Image
“This American penchant for absolution via irony is foreign to them.” — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
Americans are pragmatic, relatively uncomplicated, hearty and given to broad humor. — Herb Caen Copy Share Image
I don't think I see the world in terms of stupid or clever, but in terms of being able to get irony. There's some… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
The culture of irony is the culture of postmodernism, which I would furiously want to denounce. We have to act ethically and politically. Irony… — Simon Critchley Copy Share Image
And make no mistake: irony tyrannizes us. The reason why our pervasive cultural irony is at once so powerful and so unsatisfying is that an ironist is impossible to pin down. All U.S. irony is based on an implicit "I don’t really mean what I’m saying." So what does irony as a cultural norm mean to say? That it’s impossible… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share
Sometimes Americans don't quite get my sense of humor. My good ol' British sarcasm seems to go over their heads. — Lee Westwood Copy Share Image
I imagine that in a closed, hermetic society like the mob, where everybody knows each other, it must be really, really unpleasant to have… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
I always feel that crime films are about capitalism because it is a genre where it is perfectly acceptable for all the characters to… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
There's been about 75 movies about Jesse James, and I've seen about four of them. He's usually portrayed as this plucky rebel who's got… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
Anything that's memorable about a movie is often what a test audience will object to because they're being asked to be experts. They just… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
When you ask a bunch of people to see a film, and then invite them to comment on it and tell them it's a… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
Obviously, a power player in a criminal organization doesn't have to persuade anyone. He can just do what he wants. — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
When men organize themselves into groups, and they make rules based on common or self-interest, it's always tangled and political. — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
For me, the movie's always evolving as I'm doing it. I throw things in as we shoot, and I take things out as we… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, it's important to sit there and feel embarrassed. If you feel embarrassed by something, you cut it. — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
Having small children and being an investigative reporter would seem like a difficult mix, but it worked well for me. I was often working… — Jill Abramson Copy Share Image
I don't like working all hours of the night and having an unreliable working pattern. — Michael Giacchino Copy Share Image
With all the technology we're inventing and what they're coming up with scientifically, people are having longer lifetimes. It's scary, but in the same… — Brittany Murphy Copy Share Image
I say this about everything: when I was on 'Neighbours,' I said, 'These are the best years of my life!' When I was filming… — Margot Robbie Copy Share Image
It's something he used to say when he was happy. It could be a very, very simple day. We might be sitting out on… — Jennifer Grant Copy Share Image
You get those hunger pains. 'I am so hungry. We don't have any food. What are we going to eat?' Your stomach hurts. Then… — Ben McLemore Copy Share Image
Just think about the game. Think about playing great, having a great time. Helping my team win. — Deion Sanders Copy Share Image
Don't compare your career to anyone else's. It's tough when you're in a business that's competitive. I was having a difficult time with that… — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
