Rob Walton Quotes

I guess I don't have much interest in writing straight drama. So whatever subject matter I choose will ultimately be dealt with in a comic way.

My greatest regret as a writer is that I've never been able to include as many jokes as I'd like.

I love to do comedy, and I don't think of things as drama or comedy. I think that if it's a funny line, it's a funny line. If it's a funny moment, it's a funny moment.

In comedy, something may be more absurd, but you have to believe just as much as you do when you're doing drama.

Humor writing is something that comes naturally to me.

Plus, I love comic writing. Nothing satisfies me more than finding a funny way to phrase something.

Now the point of comedy is not just looking funny, it's use of language. We have at our disposal a great language... and the imaginative, creative use of that language can be at the service of humour.

I can't not write funny. It's literally the only way I know how to do it.

It seems that two of the most basic forms of comedy are jokes and stories. And, of course, they are not mutually exclusive.

Gags die, humor doesn't.

Humor writing requires a rhythm and timing, as well as some kind of connection to the reader, and I think that's how I tap into it.

And, you know, I liked writing humor. Well, I should say, I wanted to write seriously, but it kept turning funny.

I think the first rule of comedy is that it has to be funny and I find a lot of the broad comedy which is sent to me, painfully unfunny.

I think jokes can actually go to places that drama can't.

I don't write punch lines.

Most of what I write is comedy.

Comedy, unlike drama, demands surprise. You can't quietly and thoughtfully enjoy a comedy.

I don't think our records contain obvious humour. We're not cracking gags.

I always loved jokes. It's such a dumb, facile thing to say, but it's true. I remember being a kid and getting those joke books from the Scholastic Book Club and loving comedy from a very young age.

It's a fine line between hack and good comedy.

Comedy becomes intensified in short scenes.

If you play it straight it's funny - the best comedy is always played straight down the middle. The adjustment is understanding from the screenplay that a moment is hilarious.

It's very hard to write humor.

There's an art to stupid comedy. There's an art to offensive comedy, and I think the key is it's just gotta make you laugh.

People have many theories about comedy, but being just plain funny is the one most important thing.