Famous Quotes

"Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste."

Carter Burwell on Humor

More quotes about Humor

• "A joke is a very serious thing."

  Winston Churchill on Humor

• "Humor is mankind's greatest blessing."

  Mark Twain on Humor

• "Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing."

  William James on Humor

• "If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide."

  Mahatma Gandhi on Humor

• "A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road."

  Henry Ward Beecher on Humor

More quotes by Carter Burwell

• "Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help."

• "Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste."

• "I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps."

• "Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be doing Coen films."

• "The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive."