Alexander Payne | "A pitfall of making a comedy with a studio-and it's also an American cultural thing-is that I get tired of being encouraged to go always for laughs."

"A pitfall of making a comedy with a studio-and it's also an American cultural thing-is that I get tired of being encouraged to go always for laughs."

Alexander Payne, American Director

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"A pitfall of making a comedy with a studio-and it's also an American cultural thing-is that I get tired of being encouraged to go always for laughs."

"Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke."

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"I hate comedy... Yo...-yo bitch."

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"It's always been said that comedy comes mostly out of the dark side anyway."

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"I never watch comedies they suck if something sucks it sucks there isn't doubt about it."

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"Have a chocolate-covered raisin, he said."They look like rat droppings, said the Chair.The Dean peered at them in the gloom."So that's it, he said. "The bag fell on the floor a minute ago, and I thought there seemed rather a lot."

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"Uh-oh, I hope he doesn't start rattling off dirty limericks next; she'll probably burn the hotel down."

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"Are you out of your goddamn mind? You think we can take on two hundred soldiers? I know I am an extremely attractive man, J, but I am not Bruce Lee."Who's Bruce Lee?"Who's Bruce Lee? Kenji asks, horrified. "Oh my God. We can't even be friends anymore."Why? Was he a friend of yours?"You know what, he says, "just stop. Just-I can't even talk to you right now."

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"I think a lot of the instincts you have doing comedy are really the same for doing drama, in that it's essentially about listening. The way I approach comedy, is you have to commit to everything as if it's a dramatic role, meaning you play it straight."

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"I got everybody on my side through comedy."

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"I had to stop myself from laughing. Who needs help taking a pill?"

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"I think a badly crafted, great idea for a new film with a ton of spelling mistakes is just 100 times better than a well-crafted stale script."

Creativity

"Hollywood films have become a cesspool of formula and it's up to us to try to change it... I feel like a preacher! But it's really true. I feel personally responsible for the future of American cinema. Me personally."

Change

"But it's just that the whole country is making generally lousy films these days and has been for quite a while. That's the big problem that we all have to think about."

Nation

"A pitfall of making a comedy with a studio-and it's also an American cultural thing-is that I get tired of being encouraged to go always for laughs."

Comedy

"I mean, look, I love movies, not just the ones I make... In fact, I don't like the movies I make very much."

Love

"You just never know when you're living in a golden age."

Age

"That's how I like to do it with actors, have them really go for it and I'll tell them when it's too much. It's always easier to bring it back then to push it further."

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"Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke."

Author Name

Personal Development

"I hate comedy... Yo...-yo bitch."

Author Name

Personal Development

"It's always been said that comedy comes mostly out of the dark side anyway."

Author Name

Personal Development

"I never watch comedies they suck if something sucks it sucks there isn't doubt about it."

Author Name

Personal Development

"Have a chocolate-covered raisin, he said."They look like rat droppings, said the Chair.The Dean peered at them in the gloom."So that's it, he said. "The bag fell on the floor a minute ago, and I thought there seemed rather a lot."

Author Name

Personal Development

"Uh-oh, I hope he doesn't start rattling off dirty limericks next; she'll probably burn the hotel down."

Author Name

Personal Development

Author Name

Personal Development

"I think a lot of the instincts you have doing comedy are really the same for doing drama, in that it's essentially about listening. The way I approach comedy, is you have to commit to everything as if it's a dramatic role, meaning you play it straight."

Author Name

Personal Development

"I got everybody on my side through comedy."

Author Name

Personal Development

"I had to stop myself from laughing. Who needs help taking a pill?"

Author Name

Personal Development

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"I think a badly crafted, great idea for a new film with a ton of spelling mistakes is just 100 times better than a well-crafted stale script."

Creativity

"Hollywood films have become a cesspool of formula and it's up to us to try to change it... I feel like a preacher! But it's really true. I feel personally responsible for the future of American cinema. Me personally."

Change

"But it's just that the whole country is making generally lousy films these days and has been for quite a while. That's the big problem that we all have to think about."

Nation

"A pitfall of making a comedy with a studio-and it's also an American cultural thing-is that I get tired of being encouraged to go always for laughs."

Comedy

"I mean, look, I love movies, not just the ones I make... In fact, I don't like the movies I make very much."

Love

"You just never know when you're living in a golden age."

Age

"That's how I like to do it with actors, have them really go for it and I'll tell them when it's too much. It's always easier to bring it back then to push it further."

Actor