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Rhys Darby Quotes

When I grew up, one of comedy idols was Rowan Atkinson, who of course is Mr. Bean and uses physical comedy. Same with Jim Carrey. Both of those guys. And Peter Sellers. Most of my comedy idols are physical comics.

Rhys Darby

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: new zealander
Birth: March 21, 1974

Topics

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That's the best way to practice law, is writing about it and not having to be in the courtroom!

John Grisham

Best Practice Law Writing Way About

A large part of my career is due to perception, what people think what I am or should be.

Michael Beasley

I Am People Perception Think Career

When I was young and beautiful, I never appeared on the cover of a magazine.

Simone Signoret

Beautiful Young Never Magazine Cover

I used to go home at night and just shake, because I had no idea that's what acting was gonna be.

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Home Night Acting Go Used Just

I joke that one of the rare times Egyptians identify as African is when the national soccer squad is playing in the African Cup of Nations - and preferably winning it.

Mona Eltahawy

Winning Soccer Squad Joke Rare Cup

We've never much liked the idea of charging a participation tax, a phrase we coined to represent what it feels like when a software company charges you more money for each additional user. Participation taxes discourage usage across a company.

Jason Fried

Money You Tax Participation Never

I'm sporty, active, bubbly, I like to make people laugh... I'm the jokester. But I'm also very traditional.

Coco Lee

People Laugh Active Like Traditional

I grew up in Cleveland, so my heart got attached at a young age to the freight train of sadness that is Cleveland sports.

Anthony Doerr

Age Heart Sports Sadness Train Up

Not merely can people like me write things that would never have been printed before but I think an enormously dramatic change has taken place in public opinion, possibly for the wrong reasons.

Anthony Holden

Change People Me Opinion Think

I think one of the things about Donald Trump that's interesting is he lives in a rarified atmosphere where it's possible that he doesn't get enough feedback, enough people rolling their eyes at him. It's a danger more in show business than it is with wealth.

Penn Jillette

Business Eyes People Think Enough

I find writing the darker side, writing tragedy, a lot easier than writing happiness. Happiness is just less psychologically compelling, isn't it?

Paula Hawkins

Happiness Writing Find Tragedy Side

However now we can create a sound that can truly startle someone and in terms of sound effects I think the environment that we are in now has improved dramatically.

Nobuo Uematsu

Think Someone Environment Create Now