“I think even the characters that are fundamentally evil and wrong, I want people to really love them. I think that's important to writing believable characters. They don't have to be likable but they have to be loved, at least by the author.” PeopleThinkingWantWritingImportantCharacterEvilBelievable Author:Mark Russell
“Humor is very very risky, particularly for a candidate, unless he's been in so long that it just doesn't matter, and he's not running for president. But it's just that people are so sensitive and so touchy, and you're just going to upset somebody without ever realizing it.” PeopleLongMatterRunningRomancePresidentRealizingUpsetSensitiveCandidatesTouchy Author:Mark Russell
“Young people, take heart: the older you get, the fewer commandments you will have the strength to break.” PeopleHeartYoungBreakFewerCommandments Author:Mark Russell
“The thing that you're faulted on today is not that you are too tough, or not that you aren't careful. It's that you might have been too soft. People want that red meat now because you have to keep up with the mood and the mood today is harsh. It really is.” PeopleWantHas BeensMightTodayToughRedCarefulMoodMeatHarshMight Have BeenRed Meat Author:Mark Russell
“People are not in a good mood when any politician's face appears on television.” PeopleFacesTelevisionPoliticianMoodGood Mood Author:Mark Russell
