Steve Toltz Quotes

Everything can be satirized.

Humor is everywhere in that there's irony in just about anything a human does.

As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That's what's funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life.

I think a lot of the time you just parody yourself.

A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.

There's so much humor in serious things sometimes.

'The Ugly Truth' isn't trying to change the world with strong political opinions; it's just trying to entertain you with thoughts and ideas from my crazy mind!

In a satire, you need foolishness.

I don't take myself or the species too seriously. You have to laugh at everything.

You can find humor in most things, and even terrible things.

Comedy aims at representing men as worse, Tragedy as better than in actual life.

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

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.

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

I've always thought something that makes you laugh, it makes you laugh because there's a little bit of truth to it.

Comedically, unpleasantness is great fun.

Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the only one who would find that, except for a few people.

You have to remember all the time that there is a comical side to everything.

No subject is unsuitable for comedy.

A sitcom isn't usually the right tool for satire.

Life is tragic comedy, in a way. There is humor.

You can parody almost anything.

As long as it's funny, there's no such thing as too far.

I'm just trying to portray what I find ironic or humorous.

The love of truth lies at the root of much humor.