Damien Chazelle Quotes

A lot of my rhymes are just to get chuckles out of people. Anybody with half a brain is going to be able to tell when I'm joking and when I'm serious.

If possible, be funny.

I have a lot of faith in the power of joking to make something thoughtful.

I always gravitate toward the humor in something.

Mike and I like a balance of tones. We never set out to make an overtly silly show or an overly serious dramatic show.

Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.

I've always found it easier to be funny than to be serious.

I don't mean to be funny.

I suppose I look for humor in most situations because it humanizes things; it makes a character much more three-dimensional if there's some kind of humor. Not necessarily laugh-out-loud type of stuff, just a sense that there is a humorous edge to things. I do like that.

They think I'm being serious when actually I'm a very big clown. But you have to know me to see that. I'm constantly cracking up and cracking everybody else around me up.

I don't fancy myself as a very sarcastic person in real life.

You shouldn't listen to us at all if you're looking for information. We don't take ourselves seriously on any level; we're just comedians.

I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going on the world. All I'm trying to do is think of stuff that's funny, just like when I'm kidding around with my friends.

Anybody who knows me knows that half the time I'm saying things with a somewhat humorous overtone.

People are always saying, 'You use irony,' and it's like, actually, we don't use irony: we use wit and playfulness and irreverence.

I can't be serious, apparently.

Humor without sadness underneath it feels cheap and aggressive.

The best bloggers have tongue planted firmly in cheek.

Humor comes from self-confidence.

I don't think comedy is necessarily an attack. It's finding humour in life. I don't think if you're making a joke about something you're automatically demeaning it.

I've never felt that using something with tongue in cheek has been a bad thing.

The best way to make the most serious point in the world is to be as unserious as possible.

I like funny things, but I don't find myself particularly funny.

Nothing like a little judicious levity.

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.