American Quote by Matt Groening

Heavy role in the movies that I've done that I have loved and fit my soul; A Simple Plan, Monster's Ball, Sling Blade, One…

— Billy Bob Thornton

I feel like a lot of serious music lives in generalizations - 'Love is a flower,' 'The sky is so dark' - but comedy…

— Rachel Bloom

To me, most comedy is dark comedy.

— Phoebe Waller-Bridge

The dark comedies tend to be in a non-releasable area. There can be romantic comedies. There can be dramas. But there's no 'dark comedy'…

— Gus Van Sant

'The Dice Man' is an anti-establishment cult novel, and you don't normally make studio films from such dark comedy material.

— Luke Rhinehart

Dark comedy is very difficult. You have to bring the audience in and push them away at the same time.

— Pierce Brosnan

“Extinguish even the wee annoyance, as it will grow to become evil!”

— Michael Bussa

I'm not at all funny. I can do dark comedy pretty well, but straight-up comedy, I don't know. I'm much darker. I've been like…

— Rooney Mara

“[On Dr. Strangelove ]: My idea of doing it as a nightmare comedy came in the early weeks of working on the screenplay. [...]…

— Stanley Kubrick

Whenever you're making a dark comedy, you're always looking for the yin and yang in an actor.

— Jamie Babbit

“...loading your brain with subliminal messages… How loathsome to turn a sadistic murder into entertainment [in the newspaper] -- and yet how hard not…

— Mary Gaitskill

Some playwrights are obvious influences on younger writers. Arthur Miller (realistic, politically engaged dramas) and Christopher Durang (satirical dark comedies) are examples. But August…

— Daniel J. Sullivan

I'm comfortable with dark comedy.

— Tim Dillon

People hit the sauce in a big way all winter. Amidst blizzards they wrestle unsuccessfully with the dark comedy of their lives, laughter trapped…

— Amy Gerstler

I like very dry humor. I dont like things that are over the top. I like subtlety. I like things that are nonchalant. I…

— Emily Rios