Hildur Gudnadottir Quotes

It would be a sad day if we British stopped being cynical, but you sometimes wonder whether we overdo it.

American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.

I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions... the Jewish, Italian, and Irish humor of the East Coast.

You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other.

I feel that Britain is a rather self-deprecating nation: you're almost considered egotistical to say you're good at anything.

I would like to go to Iceland to see the northern lights.

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

Now, if I had an Indian name, it would be 'Stands in Confusion'.

I like doom and gloom with a sense of humour. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, we like to undercut indulgence with a laugh.

I'm very English. I'm white. I mean, I'm so pale. With spray tans they start peeling and start getting really dirty looking.

Whenever I'm on my computer, I don't type 'lol'. I type 'lqtm' - laugh quietly to myself. It's more honest.

The Irish and British, they love satire, it's a large part of the culture.

Humility is not a trait I often associate with America.

There's a real mischievousness about Irishmen, don't you find?

I'm half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, I'd be in a hell of a mess!

I always say that I've been in a bad mood for maybe 35 years now. I try to lighten it up, but that's what comes out when you get me on camera.

I have never felt any ethnic connection between the Greeks and me other than how hairy I am.

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.

I write funny. If I can make my wife laugh, I know I'm on the right track. But yes, I don't like to get Maudlin. And I have a tendency towards it.

God, I'm just a fat bald guy, 60 years old, singing the blues, you know?

There is perhaps no nation on earth…that produces so fine a race of men as the Kaffers.

I realized over the years if I'm writing about humor, irony, satire, I much prefer to do that in English. And if there is sorrow, melancholy, longing, I much prefer to do that in Turkish. Each language has its own strength to me, and I feel connected and attached to both Turkish and English. I dream in more than one language.

I think I write serious comedies. I would love to be able to write for pure pleasure, but the undertow is always loneliness.

I probably carry a fair amount of sarcasm in my daily life.

My life! That's a long story, too. I was born in Brooklyn, New York, like half of the world, I think.