“Had the Senate or House, or both, censured or somehow warned Richard Nixon, the tragedy of Watergate might have been prevented. Hopefully the Senate will not sit by while even more serious abuses unfold before it.” Has BeensMightHouseSeriousAbuseTragedyHopefullySenateMight Have BeenWatergate Author:John Dean
“Making this movie as a period piece about a period that was very recent in people's minds. I was in Taiwan [during the 1970s], so I hope I did all right. Otherwise, it could be the biggest embarrassment of my life. Also, the story is not linear, it's patchy, like a cubist painting, and there is always the possibility it will not hold together, it will fall apart. The tone is part satire, part serious drama, part tragedy, all mixed together, and it has to hit an emotional core. That's also very scary.” PeopleMindStoriesTogetherFallPiecesPossibilityEmotionalPaintingSeriousPeriodsDramaTragedyScaryCoreToneSatireFalling ApartEmbarrassmentLinearTaiwan Author:Ang Lee
“The more serious the situation, the funnier the comedy can be. The greatest comedy plays against the greatest tragedy. Comedy is a red rubber ball and if you throw it against a soft, funny wall, it will not come back. But if you throw it against the hard wall of ultimate reality, it will bounce back and be very lively. Very, very few people understand this.” PeopleIfsHardPlayRealitySituationComedySeriousWallRedUltimateBallsTragedyLivelyBounceRubberUltimate Reality Author:Mel Brooks
“There is no political will for peace in the Israeli government. They're not serious about political peace because they're still building settlements and demolishing Palestinian homes. That is a great tragedy.” StillsHomeGovernmentPoliticalBuildingSeriousTragedyPalestinianIsraeliSettlementPolitical WillGreat Tragedy Author:Mairead Corrigan
“We've got to temper anything we say with that. On the other hand, you've got to be serious about what you do. And you've got to understand the price you pay for frivolity or just for greed - it's a very high price, especially if you're involved in this sacred material, which is about the human heart and human desire and human tragedy.” IfsHumansHeartHandsDesirePaySeriousMaterialsInvolvedTragedySacredGreedTemperHuman HeartHigh PricesFrivolity Author:Leonard Cohen
“It was fun figuring out the science of the world as much as we wanted to figure out, and then playing fast and loose in other places. Which we do with our show in general. One of the things we love about the BoJack Horseman show is that we can always fall back on, "It's a ridiculous cartoon." And it is! It's a serious, relationship-based grounded character tragedy, but it is also a ridiculous cartoon.” WorldCharacterFallFunSeriousTragedyRidiculousCartoonFall BackSerious Relationship Author:Raphael Bob-Waksberg