Mark Waid Quotes

When you've got somebody who's a flaming liberal like Bill Maher calling you out, something's wrong.

I've become 40, my audience is partly the same age.

There's plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it's a serious business.

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

Europe to me is young people trying to appear middle-aged and middle-aged people trying to appear young.

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.

Where my comedy really solidified was when Bush was elected. I couldn't understand how craven and crass he was, and how dumb other people were for electing him.

You know, I'm a comedian the same as Bill Maher and Jon Stewart. We all came up the same way. The three of us have interest in politics; I call us fundits, we're fundits! We're not pundits!

One of the things I find very little of in America - and certainly not on Broadway - are plays with political attitudes.

There might be some serious fun in politics.

I'm not a political comic.

I think that humor has become a principle means of communication among Americans about politics.

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

There's no socially acceptable middle age.

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

My generation grew up on 'The Daily Show.' Jon Stewart gave me solace. He was the only person who I felt defended Muslims when crazy things were happening; the only place you could find a nuanced take on Iraq was Jon Stewart's show.

I like to make broader strokes with politics in my work.

Sometimes, I read that I'm this leftwing comic who just goes on about politics the whole time. Other times, I read that it's just surreal nonsense about crisps. It's both of those.

I really want to do what 'Veep' did. 'Veep,' in a very comical way, gave us a look inside the political machine, but I want to do it for the average American family.

We live in a country that elected Trump. Clearly you have a sense of humor.

I make no bones about the fact that I'm over 40.

I'm not a political filmmaker.

I've had shows where, afterwards, people have commented or hoped I would talk more about something in politics or that I would make a joke about Mitch McConnell or something like that.

I don't like when people talk about the news. I think it's boring.

I heard Gillian say, with a laugh, At this point, does anyone expect the liberals not to be total hypocrites? She was oblivious to the possibility that perhaps not everyone present shared her views, and I thought, You're sixteen. How can you already be a Republican?