Michael Patrick King Quotes

People wince when something is in bad taste. They laugh when it's funny. If it's too dirty or wrong, they won't laugh. But if it's a big, dirty, smart, funny laugh, they love it.

Michael Patrick King

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 14, 1954

Topics

FunnyLoveSmartPeopleLaughBad

People define themselves to some degree by the music that they listened to as teens. My mom had Elvis. Me, I had 'The Who' and later punk rock. Kids who came up in the '80s had other songs and bands. It's a way of placing ourselves culturally and temporally.

Jennifer Egan

MusicPeopleMeMomRockWay

I heard people saying they were going to become millionaires by the time they were 25 - that's gross and obnoxious, but in California it's looked on as an asset.

Anna Kendrick

TimePeopleSayingBecomeCalifornia

Things aren't always easy, but you just have to keep going and don't let the small stuff bog you down.

Stella Maeve

Keep GoingSmallEasyYouDownKeep

I try to be authentically who I am.

Rob Lowe

I AmTryWhoAm

When I first started all this, it was mostly music fans that came along, Stones fans. But now, I'm being taken seriously. I've got highfalutin' art collectors and everything!

Ronnie Wood

MusicArtNowSeriouslyFirstFans

Art is such an important part of our culture.

Rosanna Arquette

ArtCultureImportantOurPart

I'm a sucker when it comes to under-explored human potential and 'stuff that makes you be better.'

Mary H.K. Choi

PotentialBetterYouHumanStuff

I am a lefty, though I bat right-handed... When I was a kid I pitched, played first, outfield and shortstop as well. Now it's mainly softball with some friends.

Josh Charles

I AmFriendsNowFirstKidWell

In my twenties, I was obsessed with what other people thought of me. In my thirties, it's about my children, my husband, my work. In my forties, it's going to be about me, and I shan't care what anyone else thinks. I can't wait!

Jasmine Guinness

WorkChildrenPeopleMeWaitCare

I had a very 'colorful' language, and every time I went to say something, Michael would cut me off with words like 'shoot' and 'fudge.' He didn't like curses. He didn't think it was necessary when other words would do.

Debbie Rowe

TimeWordsMeThinkLanguageSay

Cartoons are not real drawings, because they are drawings intended to be read.

Chris Ware

RealBecauseReadCartoonsIntended

When I was 24 I went to Nigeria and it was such a culture shock, growing up in Australia and suddenly being the only white man in this unit full of black men.

Bruce Beresford

CultureMenManGrowing UpBlackUp

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