The Big Short: A Screenplay
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“Truth is like poetry. And most people fucking hate poetry.”
Source: The Big Short: A Screenplay
“'Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made.”
“Normally when it hits two and a half, three hours, the audience gets exhausted and start yawning.”
“We get so much information during the day that doesn't really tell us anything.”
“The one thing for sure is, I don't ever want to waste a movie. I don't ever want to waste effort.”
“I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.”
“Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals - always funny.”
“Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.”
“There's always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.”
“I've gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.”
“There's a lot of things you can't control. But you can always be a pro.”
“The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.”
“Most of what's tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience's expectation.”
“As far as how much you listen to the audience, you listen to them when they really hate something.”