Justin Simien Quotes

A lot of French comedy is satire.

'The Dictator' - well, that was just a comedy, and I suppose the morality was incidental. It was just something to try and make people laugh rather than being a serious thing.

A sitcom isn't usually the right tool for satire.

I've always tended to write comedy, but I'd hate to just write some kind of sitcom or a lighthearted series of jokes and slapstick. I wanted to talk about some deeper things within the comedy.

I see the absurdity in things, and I think it's my job to point it out.

Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals.

I think you can tell the human condition better through comedy.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

No subject is unsuitable for comedy.

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.

Comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support.

I'm just trying to portray what I find ironic or humorous.

Being a comedy writer gives you permission to be an outsider and poke fun at what people think about other people.

Comedy is unusual people in real situations; farce is real people in unusual situations.

The word 'comedy' implies slapstick.

But in terms of satire and comedy, our biggest and earliest influence was Mad magazine.

I love the satire and skewering of comedy writing.

It just happened that the public happened to, uh, appreciate the satirical quality of these crazy things.

In terms of pure comedic value, 'Tootsie' is brilliant.

I have always found humor in places where humor wasn't necessarily intended.

Comedy is the most palliative way to make a point. People are more willing to listen if they can laugh.

We have never been strictly political, only strictly funny.

Madness isn't altogether a bad thing in comedy.

In the end, everything is a gag.

What makes me laugh is, of course, the absurd, the horror - anything that upsets me.