Keenen Ivory Wayans Quotes

Keenen Ivory Wayans is an American comedian born on June 8, 1958. He is best known for creating and starring in the hit television show In Living Color, which showcased his comedic talent and introduced new voices in comedy. Wayans has also worked in film and produced various projects, contributing to the entertainment industry. His humor and creativity have made him a respected figure in comedy.

"I enjoy the character interplay. Sometimes the audience is not laughing, but smiling, and that is almost just as good because it keeps them ready to laugh."

Character,

4

"The pressures having grown up in this business can be really rough. And it is a testament to you that you have remained focused and NOT lost your mind."

Business, Mind

2

"I always prefer the big laugh. That is always the objective, especially with a film like Scary Movie 2."

Film,

2

"We've seen so many films now, that you have to be on par with the best films that have preceded you. You just can't make any movie and it will be good."

Now, Will

2

"I throw it all in there, Kung Fu, blaxploitation, horror."

Horror,

2

"You can kind of feel when things are going to work out."

Work,

5

"I prefer the smaller budget versus the bigger budget because the mentality that goes along with big budget filmmaking doesn't really suit me; the mind-set that money is the answer."

Money, Mind

5

"I'm just calm under fire. I'm not intimidating at all."

Fire,

3

"There are two phases to a movie. First you shoot the movie, and then you make the movie. Generally, post-production is longer than filming."

First, Post

4

"Slot machines are like crack for old people."

People, Machines, Old

3

"My brothers can be a little out of control sometimes and so somebody has to be able to keep them focused."

Control, Brothers

2

"This is really a difficult time to be in films."

Time,

3

"I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience; what things are funny and not."

Experience, Funny, Comedy, Psychology

6

"I go through a whole process with the actors first, building and creating characters, then I encourage them to sort of live in that character when they're in the screen."

Character, Actors, Building, First

4

"I like to have fun and be funny, but I'm much more of a thinker."

Funny,

6

"We do nods to Charlie's Angels and Mission Impossible because they are popular with our fan base."

Angels, Mission, Popular

2

"You just can't make any movie and it will be good now. This is a really a difficult time to be in films."

Time, Now, Will

2

"We felt like we had done as much as you can do with the slasher genre. We were trying to find the next group of scary movies that were ripe for parody."

Movies, Trying

2

"Creativity is the answer. I always prefer the creative solution to an expensive solution."

Creativity, Solution

3

"In rare instances you have to give up what you thought was a great scene."

Thought,

3

"It's the teenage and university crowd, so we give them lots of sex jokes and gross humour."

Sex, Jokes, Teenage, University

3

"I'm not on all the time. I like to have fun and be funny, but I'm much more of a thinker."

Funny, Time