“I missed the whole thing [X-files series]. And I know it went for nine seasons, and I think I saw bits and pieces of it in maybe season seven or eight or something, and then was very busy doing whatever else, stand-up comedy and stuff throughout the world. Now I'm watching the show right from the beginning.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWholeShowsStuffBitsSawsComedyPiecesSeasonsSeriesSevenBusyEightNineFilesStand Up ComedyBits And PiecesX Files Author:Rhys Darby
“If you're into comedy, you will know what the show is about. We have so many comedy geeks, comedy enthusiasts, fanatical people who go to comedy festivals and follow comedians, and really treat it like rock 'n' roll - which it can be, but more like the geeky rock 'n' roll.” PeopleIfsKnowsShowsComedyRocksTreatsComedianRock N RollFestivalsGeek Author:Rhys Darby
“This particular one was very, very heartwarming and is the relationship of an older man and a young boy that are essentially on the run. And so yeah, as I say, Barry Crump wrote a lot of books and this one got into the hands of Taika Watiti who then writing the screenplay decided to really vamp up if that's the word, or ramp up and modernize certain phrases - getting in the humor. So he added a lot of a real comedy perspective onto it which is what I think the story needed anyway, especially for it to turn into a film. And it worked.” IfsThinkingMenWritingBookRealStoriesHandsRunningFilmYoungCertainTurnsBoysComedyParticularPerspectiveNeededDecidedYeahPhrasesScreenplaysHeartwarmingRampOlder ManVamp Author:Rhys Darby
“The only thing I can say in comparison is when I play comedy characters; I definitely put empathy in right up at the forefront. I think if you believe in someone because you not necessarily feel sorry for them, but you can see how they are the way they are and you can laugh with them, but rather than laugh at them, you are on their side and I think it's” IfsThinkingWayFeelsBelieveI CanPlayCharacterSidesLaughingComedyEmpathySorryComparisonIf You Believe Author:Rhys Darby
“You've got to have a likeability factor, I think, in your comedy characters. If the guy's really, really funny but you just don't like him or her, then you're never going to root for them.” IfsThinkingCharacterGuyComedyRootsFactors Author:Rhys Darby
