Preachy Quotes

The last thing I ever want to do is be preachy.

If you think I'm annoying and preachy now, you should have known me in grade school.

And, sure, if you have a political point of view, you have every right to share it. But you have to be careful not to get too self-important. You have to find the balance between being entertaining and being preachy.

I have no desire to get on a soapbox or be preachy. I don't think comedy needs to be 'brave' or 'important.'

I don't like message movies either.

I was raised in the church, and there's still a fire burning inside me. I definitely don't ever want to be preachy. But less and less young people are religious. The thing is, I see so many positive things about religion, so I'm happy to talk about it.

Extremely religious, legalistic people have a criticism or judgment about everyone and everything. They just have a way of bringing people down with what they say.

I long ago discovered that you can't TELL about Pollyanna. The minute you try to, she sounds priggish and preachy, and--impossible. Yet you and I know she is anything but that.

I don't like movies that are trying to preach and trying to tell you how to feel.

I don't ever want anyone to think that I'm being judgmental. I gotta do everything I can do to not be preachy.

It was humbling to play Mark Ashton. He was a political activist and a humanist, and there is incredible conviction in his vision. But when you're telling a political story, humour is crucial; otherwise, it can be in danger of becoming a bit preachy, and the audience can feel like they've got an agenda coming full steam at them.

I feel very strongly that young women have regressed a little bit. But I do get all preachy about it.

A prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions.

I try my best not to be preachy.

A good story isn't preachy; a good story is always entertaining.

One thing you really have to watch as a writer is getting on a soapbox or pulpit about anything. You don't want to alienate readers.

When a comic becomes enamored with his own views and foists them off on the public in a polemic way, he loses not only his sense of humor but his value as a humorist.