“I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't be a comedian.” IfsWorldWayComedianWorking ItCynicalWorldview Author:Colin Quinn
“Humanity is a crazy contradiction. I accept us for who we are. We're not that great. Every time we take a step forward we go back to the same primitive behavior. We're meant to be this way. It's not our fault, it's just who we are.” WayHumanityAcceptingStepsCrazyBehaviorFaultsWho We AreContradictionMeant To BePrimitiveSteps Forward Author:Colin Quinn
“So instead of talking about theoretical ways of ending the war and violence, I say that we have to get rid of the individual asholes in each office and situation.” WayWarIndividualTalkingSituationViolenceOfficeTheoretical Author:Colin Quinn
“The mistake that people make in stand-up is thinking they're profound or they're deep when there are so many people who have more worthwhile ways of phrasing things.” PeopleThinkingWayMistakeProfoundWorthwhile Author:Colin Quinn
“You know how it is with writing. You just write what you want to write. There's no way to predict what is good or bad. You just do what you think is funny, and either it works or you're finished. It's impossible to predict anything.” ThinkingKnowsWayWantWritingFunnyKnow HowImpossibleFinishedWhat You Want Author:Colin Quinn