#th

A lot of my characters in all of my books have a self-destructive urge. They'll do precisely the thing that they know is wrong, take a perverse delight in doing the wrong thing. ↗

— Richard Russo

#characters #delight #doing #know #lot

Reality is nothing but a collective hunch. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

#hunch #nothing #reality

At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don't really think of myself as 'writing humor.' I'm simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious. ↗

— Richard Russo

#disingenuous #frequently #hilarious #humor #i

Cary Grant never won an Oscar, primarily, I suspect, because he made everything look so effortless. Why reward someone for having fun, for being charming? ↗

— Richard Russo

#being #cary #cary grant #charming #effortless

HBO is really famous for hiring good people and staying out of their way until they ask for help, or need it. And that reputation is earned. ↗

— Richard Russo

#earned #famous #good #good people #hbo

I can be glib and truthful all at once. ↗

— Richard Russo

#i can #once #truthful

I don't think America has ever had a center the way London is the center of England or Dublin is the center of Ireland. ↗

— Richard Russo

#center #dublin #england #ever #had

I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I don't have a lot of sympathy for because I'm just going to be with them too long. ↗

— Richard Russo

#because #books #caring #character #going

I looked back at some of my earlier published stories with genuine horror and remorse. I got thinking, How many extant copies might there be, who owns them, and do they keep their doors locked? ↗

— Richard Russo

#copies #doors #earlier #extant #genuine

I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comic's best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what he's doing is easy is an occupational hazard. ↗

— Richard Russo

#best #comedy #comic #doing #easy