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Daniel Mallory Ortberg Quotes

Humor is always more interesting when it comes from someone who's had more than, like, five experiences.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: November 28, 1986

Topics

Humor Interesting Someone More Five

I love New York: it reminds me a bit of London.

Love New York Me New London I Love

I made 'Saving Private Ryan' for my father. He's the one who filled my head with war stories when I was growing up.

Steven Spielberg

Father War Growing Up Growing Head

Writing a whole series was a crash course in screenwriting, which is a very different muscle to standup comedy writing.

Writing Comedy Muscle Different Very

On a personal note: I have contracted an outstanding case of breast cancer, from which I intend to recover. I don't need get-well cards, but I would like the beloved women readers to do something for me: Go. Get. The. Damn. Mammogram. Done.

Women Me Cards Done Damn Personal

I love to be busy. I'm envious of people who are able to take their spare time and relax. All I like to do is work. Perhaps it's lingering Calvinist guilt?

Work Love Time People Relax Busy

People go to the zoo and they like the lion because it's scary. And the bear because it's intense, but the monkey makes people laugh.

Lion People Laugh Go Monkey Zoo

You learn something every time you make a mistake.

Time Mistake Learn You Something

I've always thought of Boeing as the premier aerospace company in the world, so as I was coming up through school, it was the company I aspired to work for.

Dennis Muilenburg

Work School World Thought Company

I never graduated to being an atheist. I only graduated to being an agnostic.

Christopher Durang

Atheist Never Agnostic Being Only

I watch a film and the most important thing to me is what I think of the movie.

Me Think Important Watch Film Most

I believe that singing is the key to long life, a good figure, a stable temperament, increased intelligence, new friends, super self-confidence, heightened sexual attractiveness, and a better sense of humor.

Life Good Humor Intelligence Singing

My mother was from West Bromwich; my grandfather was Pakistani. I had an aunt who started trying to trace the family tree and stopped when she saw what turned up.

Family Mother Tree Trying She Aunt

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