“You're talking to a modern, nice, affable German person and they're saying to you something like 'You know, vell, it's a critical time now for Germany within Europe, also globally, economically ve are pretty good, ve have been better. But ve are very vibrant in the theater and arts...' and all the time you'll be listening to this, you're thinking Mmm, yeah, mmm... Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Hitler.” ThinkingKnowsPersonsHas BeensArtHumorFunnyTalkingNiceModernLike YouListeningEuropeTheaterYeahCriticalGermanyAffable Author:Dylan Moran
“The measure of a conversation is how much mutual recognition there is in it; how much shared there is in it. If you're talking about what's in your own head, or without thought to what people looking and listening will feel, you might as well be in a room talking to yourself.” PeopleIfsFeelsWellsMightRoomsTalkingListeningConversationRecognitionMutualTalking To Yourself Author:Dylan Moran
“You have to assume that you're talking to the most intelligent, tuned-in audience you could ever get. That's the way you're going to get the best out of people. Whether they know you or not shouldn't matter for comedy. They should get to know you pretty quickly. and they should be having a good time pretty quickly.” PeopleKnowsWayShouldMatterTalkingAudienceComedyIntelligentAssumingGood TimesHaving A Good Time Author:Dylan Moran
“I grew up in a house where there was lots of teasing and language play and laughter; it was very important. When I was a teenager, you wouldn't go to a bar and find lots of televisions everywhere. People were talking. Talk was the mental fire you would gather around in the evening. It occupied a big part of your existence.” PeopleImportantPlayBigsHouseLanguageExistenceTalkingFireTelevisionGrewGrew UpLaughterBarsEveningTeenagerTease Author:Dylan Moran
“If you're talking about crowd enthusiasm, it varies. I have a decent following in Australia so I like there. I'm interested in playing everywhere.” IfsTalkingCrowdsFollowingEnthusiasmDecentAustraliaVary Author:Dylan Moran
“Irish people give big hellos and very little goodbyes. Unless they're female, and then they spend five hours talking in the doorway to the person that's leaving their house.” PeopleGivingLittlesPersonsBigsHouseHoursTalkingFiveFemaleLeavingGoodbyeDoorways Author:Dylan Moran
“Stand-up came naturally to me because people in Ireland talk. But that's not talking on panel shows; it is structured fun. It reminds me of some tragic aunt clapping her hands and bouncing into a room and announcing we should all play games... and if we don't we are all a rotten spoilsport.” PeopleIfsShouldPlayShowsHandsGamesFunRoomsTalkingTragicIrelandAuntRottenNot TalkingAnnouncingClapping Author:Dylan Moran
“What are children anyway? Midget drunks. They greet you in the morning by kneeing you in the face and talking gibberish. They can't even walk straight.” ChildrenHumorFunnyFacesWalksTalkingMorningComedyMidget Author:Dylan Moran
“Religion is the yeast of death cakes. It is the most awful agent on a vulnerable mind. It's the refuge of alienated and lonely people. It's what people had before television. It yokes people together into an imaginary world. It is just people talking to their imaginary friends, at length. I wouldn't mind, but some of the people are world leaders.” PeopleWorldMindTogetherTalkingLeaderTelevisionLonelyVulnerableAwfulAgentsLengthCakeImaginaryRefugeWorld LeaderYokePeople TalkingLonely PeopleImaginary FriendYeastImaginary World Author:Dylan Moran
“You can laugh at somebody because they are innocent, and because they are naive or they are about to walk into a wall, but if somebody's giving you stuff, if somebody's talking, giving you their take on things, what makes you laugh, generally speaking, is going to be somebody who is telling it in an angry way.” IfsWayGivingStuffWalksTalkingLaughingWallAngryInnocentNaiveMake You Laugh Author:Dylan Moran
