Back Quote by Marti Noxon

There were some particular themes that I knew I wanted to hit, and when I got deeper into the project I found that it…

— Moshe Kasher

I find titles the hardest thing. I was worried that 'Waste Land' was too much of a downer. For me, 'The Crash Reel' confronts…

— Lucy Walker

I wanted to absorb the comedy world by osmosis. But I really loved kind of throwing myself in head first.

— Rachel Brosnahan

'Sharp Objects' was scary, unknown territory for me. I wouldn't pick this kind of material to direct if you just gave me the book.…

— Jean-Marc Vallee

When I was going to get ready to take 'Dietland' up, I have to say I was surprised to find that I felt like…

— Marti Noxon

Comedy, your funny bone, is formed in childhood.

— Paul O'Grady

Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.

— Mel Brooks

I suddenly realized that comedy, for me, was just being honest, and playing it for real. I've seen so many wonderful actors who turn…

— Bea Arthur

I saw a specialist who asked me 'Are you familiar with the phrase faecal impaction?'. I said I think I saw that one with…

— Bob Monkhouse

The second series is always my favourite as a writer/director; you can hit the ground running... so that's fun.

— Ricky Gervais

I adore jokes. They're a theatrical contrivance, but the irony of all fiction is that you approach reality by avoiding it a bit; you…

— Paul Morrissey

For Keeping the Faith, I looked at [George ] Cukor's old films like The Philadelphia Story, stuff that's hilariously funny and really smart with…

— Edward Norton