Unintended Insult Quotes

When I wrote that Dan Quail seemed like a deer caught in the headlights, I received more complaints from deer people than from Quail people.

I am in the habit, like most British people, of holding the door open for people. But in the U.S., people don't understand it. You get odd looks or doors slammed in your face.

People are going to say what they say. I know sometimes I say things; I offend people.

A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.

It was a lot of insensitivity, especially as maybe as far as the 'Africa' video goes. But the song was about a fantasy.

People go 'You look a lot like Minnie Driver.' Once I said, 'Thanks, Minnie is a great actress.' But, it blew up in my face. This person said, 'Nah, didn't like the last movie she did.'

I put my foot in my mouth every time I'm interviewed.

In 'Waiting for Guffman,' the character I played, the Corky character, he's very serious about what he does, and it's not meant to be mean that this is a small town and these people aren't the most talented people. They're trying the best they can. So to be mean, that would be kind of horrifying in its superficiality.

I put my foot in my mouth sometimes. I'll be the first to admit it.

I might have lost an acquaintance because of 'Pregnant Women Are Smug.' But we weren't close. Actually, I don't know if the woman knows the song is about her. I have a feeling she might.

Sometimes people honestly don't realize the magnitude of their words and have no idea that boundaries have been crossed.

I don't mind causing offence when I intend to, but I don't like causing it accidentally.

Sometimes the wrong thing is said or things don't come out the way they were intended.

It's very dangerous to wave to people you don't know because what if they don't have hands? They'll think you're cocky.

The first words Rebecca Lobo ever spoke to me when we met in a Manhattan bar in 2001 were, 'Aren't you the guy who just mocked women's basketball in 'Sports Illustrated'?' I blushed, broke out in a flop sweat and said, 'Yes.'

It's interesting to see all these guys keep calling me out after they win. I don't know whether it's a slap in the face or just respect. I don't know. I have no idea. I can't tell what to make of it.

I find it to be the ultimate backhanded compliment when you are compared against yourself.

I've heard that kind of weird backward compliment often - 'She's so talented, but not pretty.'

People misinterpret what I say all the time: They think I'm being offensive, when really, I'm only being opinionated.