Kyle Mooney Quotes

A lot of young poets today, from what I've heard and experienced, can't get their heads past George W. Bush, and I've heard so many poems about this democracy and this era of politics that I'm kind of bored by it.

A lot of political music to me can be rather pedantic and corny, and when it's done right - like Bruce Springsteen or Jackson Browne or great satire from Randy Newman, there's nothing better.

I think you can get away with being a bit more political in science fiction.

As for political poetry, as it's usually defined, it seems there's very little good political poetry.

Orwell has always been a huge influence on me.

In the first test screening of 'RoboCop,' it tested very high. Then they asked the people why they liked it, and the first answer was, 'I liked it because it was political.' And the second answer was because, 'It feels like it deals with current affairs.' And the third answer was, 'Because it feels emotional.'

Sometimes people say I'm a political comedian, which, actually I'm not. I'm a comedian who sometimes discusses politics, culture - again, the word 'politics' to me is just life.

I'm not a political comic.

I do not write political shows; I should not write political shows.

I'm not a political comic at all, so it would be weird if I just turned into a preachy, sort-of political commentator.

I grew up in the home of a political cartoonist, so I was a junkie for politics.

I feel like a lot of the guys who are trying to do political or socially relevant humor just haven't figured out who the enemy is.

I've always watched the political shows.

People think of me as a political writer, but I don't think of myself that way.

I knew who Buckley and Vidal were growing up, being a political junkie.

Oh, how I wish that Orwell were still alive, so that I could read his comments on contemporary events!

Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert. Those are the guys I look at who are telling me pretty much the truth. And they throw humor into it which makes it much more interesting to listen to.

There might be some serious fun in politics.

When I think about writers who use fiction as social commentary and to raise social awareness but who are also very popular, I think of Dickens.

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Though not really a comedy, 'Rosewater' is a demonstration of the creed behind 'The Daily Show': belief in the crucial need for impious wit against entrenched power. The freedom of the press is also the freedom to depress - and to inspire. That's a message that can outlive any Oscar season.

Satire doesn't effect change.

I think it's always a good time to be in a political film in America because there's so much material for comedy.

The 'Dead' films allow me to talk about things that a drama, say, won't. 'Dawn Of The Dead,' which was set in a shopping mall, is on one level about consumerism; 'Land Of The Dead' is a response to Bush.

I sing about social issues, not the boy-girl stuff.