Vincent Canby Quotes

Everyone knows what toothache's like: it's one of those dull pains that just won't go away.

I'm so glad I'm not a dentist. How many times does someone say, 'Oh, Doc, it felt so good when you were drilling my teeth'? Never. But when you give someone a wonderful cookie, you put a little of yourself in, and you see someone's face light up - that's immediate approval.

I obviously irritate people. I obviously antagonise them.

In some cases, I quite like irritating people who need to be irritated.

I find that I take a great deal of pleasure knowing I get up people's noses to some degree.

If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.

I seem to be some sort of lightning rod. I just really irritate people, you know? I really do.

This makes me so sore it gets my dandruff up.

Did Mad freakin' Max just call me irritating?

Feeling angry is a universal human phenomenon. It is as basic as feeling hungry, lonely, loving, or tired. The capacity to feel angry and to respond in some way to that feeling is in us from birth.

A word to the wise is infuriating.

I was a terrible Sugar Babies addict, so I had more cavities than the surface of the moon.

I kinda like to scare my sister, and usually she gets really mad at me for doing that.

I like to be loved by my children, and I quite like the 'Guardian' hating me. I like it when I read they want me to die painfully. Then I think I've really got under their skin. It's like annoying a teacher. Once they've shown signs of weakness, you really can go for them.

My ultimate vocation in life is to be an irritant.

If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by something you write, that's obviously very satisfying, and if they howl with rage or cry, that's honey.

I know of no more disagreeable situation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

I'm one of those people who has a toothbrush and toothpaste with me at all times. After lunch, I'll brush my teeth in a restaurant bathroom!

Nothing gets my hackles up like being told I can't do something.

It's good to aggravate people a little. It makes them pay attention.

My siblings and I have got the worst teeth in Britain.

I've definitely seen people get angry or really uncomfortable with stuff I've made in the past. And my stand-up, if you could call what I do stand-up, is quite aggressive, too.

My grandfather used to be a dentist, and he made me these retainers that have vampire teeth on them.

I always wanted to be a dentist! I thought I was going to be fixing teeth and making beautiful smiles.