Sebastian Horsley Quotes

Trying to be witty leads to lying, more or less.

Sarcasm is weird. Even not in acting, in life I feel like 'sarcastic' is a word that people use to describe me sometimes so when I meet someone, it's almost like they feel like they have to also be sarcastic, but it can sometimes just come off as mean if it's not used in the right way.

If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face because I'm lying.

I'm a big fan of saying the thing that is not necessarily sincere or earnest, but definitely honest.

You should tell the truth as often as you can, but in such a way as people don't believe you or think that you're being funny.

You can be funny and say what you mean; these ideas are not mutually exclusive. Some of the best jokes came from people who meant it. See: Pryor, Bruce, Carlin, etc.

You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.

A lot of my humor does come from anger. It's like, you're not gonna pull one over on me - which is pretty much my motto anyways.

Actually being funny is mostly telling the truth about things.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

I can be glib and truthful all at once.

I am trying to work out what my taste is, comedy-wise. I look up to stand up comedians who appear to be telling the truth, but I don't mind if they are lying.

You had to learn at a certain age what sarcasm is, you know?

I love that I can tell the truth and have people laugh at it.

Always be sincere, even when you don't mean it.

If I had two faces, do you think I would be wearing this one.

The man who cannot laugh is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils, but his whole life is already a treason and a stratagem.

If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. And if you do have to say it, make it really funny so I can screenshot it and save it for later.

Comedy is just honesty. Whether things are going well or bad.

Regardless of what amount of satire or sarcasm is heard in what I do, the reason it connects with people is because the fun and the wildness in it is sincere.

You have to be so honest in comedy.

I realized, dumb people don't know they're dumb. When people try to make me laugh and they try to be funny, that's when they lose me. I find a lot of comedy in honesty.

I usually don't agree with what I say very much. I'm an awful liar.

One should have wit, but not wish to have it; otherwise there will be witticism, the Alexandrian style of wit.

Sarcasm is when you tell someone the truth by lying on purpose.