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Famous Quotes

"It's funny, I can sit through the worst horror film ever made but even a quite good romantic comedy can drive me nuts."
Jason Reitman on Funny

"A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man."
Lana Turner on Funny
"I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade... And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party."
Ron White on Funny
"A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice."
Bill Cosby on Funny
"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes."
Jim Carrey on Funny
"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."
Elbert Hubbard on Funny

"Can you design a Rorschach test that's going to make everyone feel something every time - and that looks like a Rorschach test? It's easy to show a picture of a kitten or a car accident. The question is, how abstract can you get and still get the audience to feel something when they don't know what's happening to them?"
"When characters change on screen, it makes you feel better about yourself. You think, 'Oh I change too, I'm constantly becoming a better person.'"
"I really enjoy theater. I just went to see 'Death of a Salesman,' and it knocked me on my ass."
"Can you design a Rorschach test that's going to make everyone feel something every time - and that looks like a Rorschach test? It's easy to show a picture of a kitten or a car accident. The question is, how abstract can you get and still get the audience to feel something when they don't know what's happening to them?"
"I'd done table reads for my own screenplays, and I always thought they were so much fun. Why couldn't we do these for other classic screenplays and bring them to life? You can experience live theater, where you get to see plays produced by different directors and different casts, but there's really nothing like that for movie scripts."