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“Like once we picked Jim Norton as the head of security, the writing flows pretty easily.”

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Ted Alexandro is an American comedian known for his unique humor style and sharp讽刺. Born on January 26, 1969, he has made a name for himself in the comedy industry since the 1990s. more

“Opening for Louis C.K. during his "Hilarious" tour was a great experience for me. He is the generation just ahead of me, because he started so young. So it's like he's sort of a senior and I'm a junior, in terms of the business. He's done so much - from writing on Conan and Chris Rock to writing and directing movies, having his own HBO show, "Lucky Louie," and now having "Louie" on FX.”

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Author:Ted Alexandro

“I respect journalism. I was always very aware of journalism from a very broad point of view, but I'd say my baptism by fire was doing the Donald Margulies play Time Stands Still. That for me was a real education because I spent a lot of time with some incredible journalists, war reporters particularly - Bob Woodruff, Dexter Filkins - people who were very helpful in painting the picture for me and reading the accounts of people and what they experienced, a lot of PTSD.”

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Author:James D'arcy

“Ever since our country came into existence, we have always assumed that we are better than the Arabs. But we are noticing that these are no longer backward people. Suddenly we are confronted with a new situation - the fact that the Arab world maybe thinks just as democratically as we do, perhaps even more democratically. Where does this leave us? After all, we're supposed to be the only democracy in the Middle East!”

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Author:Tom Segev

“While we see democracy coming to the Arab world, democracy is getting weaker in Israel. Democracy is in jeopardy in Israel, and this threat is greater than the external threat.”

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Author:Tom Segev

“If I retain any freshness of approach, it's by going slowly having long intervals between finished projects.”

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Author:Lorrie Moore

“I don't think of any sentence as a "one-liner", but I do pay attention to how people actually speak when they are being funny. Rhythm is key.”

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Author:Lorrie Moore

“A funny line can never exist on its own. It needs to be surrounded by mood and circumstances.”

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Author:Lorrie Moore

“Editing is just ongoing. I don't count drafts, or know what would fully constitute a draft. But I try to fix as I go. And there's always more to fix.”

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Author:Lorrie Moore

“I do have people in mind when I write. I don't know precisely who they are, however, or how many of them there are.”

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Author:Lorrie Moore

“I did think reviewers were supposed to be polite about story collections - collections are rather delicate creatures in the literary environment - but not everybody got this memo, I guess.”

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Author:Lorrie Moore

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