Better Quote by Charlie Hunnam
“You step in with the Seth Rogens of the world, you better have some jokes.”
About This Quote
When interacting with powerful, influential individuals, humor becomes a valuable tool to build rapport and ease tension.
In simple terms: Use humor with influential people.
Key Takeaway
Lighten interactions with jokes.
Themes
social dynamics
influence
humor
Mood
playful
strategic
Type
advice
inspirational
When to use this quote
- networking events
- business meetings
- media interviews
Key Concepts
power relations
communication strategy
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you gauge appropriate humor?
- When have jokes helped you connect?
A Different Perspective
Humor may be misinterpreted, causing offense.
![“I always thought that Seth [Rogen] was a fun, caustic, bombastic, sweet, underdog-type of person that I would root for the way you used to root for Bill Murray or John Candy in "Stripes." Seth had something that very few people you encounter have: he had a writer's mind and he had his own comic…” quote by Judd Apatow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/536/judd-apatow-1471_bills_i-always-thought-that-seth-rogen-was-a-f_328758.jpg)
![“We [me and Seth Rogen] have always wanted to work together. That was the whole point. We talked about it actively, and then we finally got the opportunity to do that, over and over again. It's kind of a dream come true.” quote by David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fc3/david-krumholtz-7751_dream_we-me-and-seth-rogen-have-always-wanted_850851.jpg)
![“In this case, I don't know why they [Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg] thought I would be a good lavash wrap or I would do a good Middle Eastern accent. They just assumed I would. They called one day, and they're like, "They're doing this read-through for Sausage Party, and you're going to play a…” quote by David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ea2/david-krumholtz-7751_accents_in-this-case-i-don-t-know-why-they-seth_1352943.jpg)
![“We smoked a lot of weed together [with Seth Rogen and Jason Segel]. Lonely potheads will literally spend every day with each other until they get a girlfriend. That's essentially what happened.” quote by David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/da1/david-krumholtz-7751_every-day_we-smoked-a-lot-of-weed-together-with-se_1278226.jpg)
![“Seth [Rogen] had written a script with this guy, Evan [Goldberg], who none of us knew, and he was prepared to move to L.A. to try to get a script made. It had no title. I actually gave them the suggestion of naming it Superbad, which they did. I just thought it was a weird, interesting name for…” quote by David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a5e/david-krumholtz-7751_guy_seth-rogen-had-written-a-script-with-thi_759071.jpg)
![“It was amazing how much their [Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Shauna Robertson] process seemed familiar to me, translating that into the work that I had done and giving actors a lot of freedom and doing a lot of improvisation and a total respect and collaboration with all the department heads and all…” quote by Seth Rogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2b3/seth-rogen-1831_actors_it-was-amazing-how-much-their-seth-rogen_571486.jpg)
![“They [Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg] thought of this brilliant pot, or whatever, movie [Pineapple Express], an action movie and I guess they figured in a small role for a blonde. And they say that I did my part well. I added tears to the movie.” quote by Seth Rogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1fc/seth-rogen-1831_action_they-seth-rogen-and-evan-goldberg-though_545704.jpg)
