Wesley Morris Quotes

I like dark humor. My favorite movie of all time is 'Harold and Maude.'

I love the Coen brothers. They're so brilliant, and they always surprise you in one way or another. 'A Serious Man' was awesome. I like stuff like that, that kind of throws you for a loop. It takes you on a journey that is unexpected.

I think 'A Serious Man' is genius.

'Punch-Drunk Love' is my favorite movie.

Tim Burton, let's face it: he's into stitches.

I liked 'The Darjeeling Limited' very much. There was a melancholy about that film that I liked.

In the world of bad movies, 'Death to Smoochy' is a towering achievement.

I would do 'American Splendor' and 'About Schmidt' again in a heartbeat.

I don't think Pulp Fiction is hard to watch at all.

If 'Fargo' is about anything, it's American madness.

I think 'Breaking Bad' is brilliant. Good drama in the U.S. is also so funny and blurs the line between light and dark.

I like a twisted sense of humour. On 'A History of Violence,' David Cronenberg and I would be doing the grimmest scenes and laugh a lot.

I've always been really dark, and drawn to darker humor. Nothing has been forced, and I don't say anything for shock value.

Yes, I would say my comedy is grunge, evidenced by the fact my jokes have put an end to big-hair glam comedy.

I'm a huge Wes Anderson fan. I literally love every single film. He hasn't made a bad film; I've seen every single one. They've all been brilliant, from 'Bottle Rocket' up to 'Moonrise Kingdom,' they've all been wonderful.

The most telling thing about 'Fargo,' both the now-classic movie and the television series, is that it doesn't take place in Fargo.

We pitched 'Sightseers' as a TV idea originally, and it was rejected because it was too dark. But then things like 'Dexter' came out, 'Breaking Bad'... There are so many sophisticated dramas now with comic elements to them.

If I see my films described as 'quirky' or, even worse, 'snarky' one more time, I'm going to probably seriously consider an early retirement. All these years, I've labored under the conceit that they were "darkly humorous.'

Training Day was such a Hollywood movie; I didn't like it.

I loved 'About Schmidt'. I like Alexander Payne's work a lot.

It's kind of like Silence of the lambs meets Boogey Nights.

I love 'Dexter.' The dark sense of humor is wonderful.

I love the dark comedy in 'Breaking Bad.'

'Misfits' is one of my favorite shows; I think it's a fantastic show.

Sergio Leone's 'Once Upon a Time in America' is a brilliant movie. It's about four hours long, but it's so well done.