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"Movies don't look hard, but figuring it out, getting the shape of it, getting everybody's character right and having it be funny, make sense and be romantic, it's creating a puzzle. Yes, having been a writer for so long, I have an awareness of when things are going awry, but it doesn't mean I know how to fix them."

Nancy Meyers on Funny

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  • "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

More quotes by Nancy Meyers

  • "I'm no actor. And I wasn't like George Lucas or Spielberg, making home movies as a teenager, either. But I would go back and watch certain movies again and again. By the time I saw 'The Graduate' I was aware of how these amazing stories could be told."

  • "I don't diet, I don't do fads, I've just decided to not eat carbs. So no more bread and pasta for the month. I can't live without chocolate, though. I've always got a bar in my handbag. It has to be 72%. Any less and it's too sweet, any more and it's inedible. Like I said, I'm very particular."

  • "Movies don't look hard, but figuring it out, getting the shape of it, getting everybody's character right and having it be funny, make sense and be romantic, it's creating a puzzle. Yes, having been a writer for so long, I have an awareness of when things are going awry, but it doesn't mean I know how to fix them."

  • "There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing, and romantic comedies are a classic genre."

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