“The film studios learned to our dismay but to their pleasure that if they spent $200 million making a film they could make half a billion on it. So they were not interested anymore in quality films... They can't afford to be that risky at those prices. Consequently you're getting a lot of remakes, sequels, dopey comedies full of toilet jokes...” IfsFilmPleasureHalfQualityMillionsComedyJokesStudiosBillionsNot InterestedToiletsRemakesSequelsDismay Author:Woody Allen
“When Steampunk meets adventure and adventure meets comedy and comedy meets ingenuity and ingenuity meets charm and charm meets wonder and wonder meets pleasure the result is a Triumph. Dr Grordbort is the future. And the past. Which makes an ideal present.” PastPleasureResultsWonderComedyAdventureIdealsTriumphCharmDrsIngenuitySteampunk Author:Stephen Fry
“When I get hired as an actor as opposed to a writer, one of things that's exciting for me is doing stuff I wouldn't normally do myself. So whether it's a kid's movie or a voice in animation or in this case - where I just get to be silly, it's a different kind of comedy for me. As a performer, it's a different pleasure than when you're writing or directing. As a performer, you're just in the hands of the director and you go with whatever they want to do.” WantWritingKindDifferentHandsKidsActorsStuffVoicePleasureCasesComedyDirectorsExcitingSillyPerformersDifferent KindsAnimationBeing Silly Author:Stephen Merchant
“When I watch comedy I love to see that pleasure in the performer's eye and that sense of cheek - and even those moments when you can see someone is trying not to laugh.” TryingMomentsEyePleasureWatchesLaughingComedyPerformersCheeks Author:Mathew Baynton
“I think we all have a similar philosophy about comedy and comic performance which is that it's at its best when you can see the pleasure the performer has, when you can see a glimmer in the eye.” ThinkingPhilosophyEyePleasureComedyPerformancesComicPerformers Author:Mathew Baynton
“The dogs in our lives, the dogs we come to love and who (we fervently believe) love us in return, offer more than fidelity, consolation, and companionship. They offer comedy, irony, wit, and a wealth of anecdotes, the "shaggy dog stories" and "stupid pet tricks" that are commonplace pleasures of life.” BelieveStoriesWealthPleasureComedyOur LivesDogStupidReturnOffersWitTricksIronyPetCompanionshipConsolationCommonplaceFidelityAnecdotesBelieve In LovePleasures Of Life Author:Marjorie Garber