When humor works, it works because it’s clarifying what people already feel. It has to come from someplace real.
TINA FEYWhy are my arms so weak? It’s like I did that push-up last year for nothing!
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Every kid has something they’re good at, that you hope they find and gravitate toward.
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Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.
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If you want to be a screenwriter, take an acting class to get a sense of what you’re asking actors to do. Learning other skills will help you communicate with people and respect what they do.
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Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.
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To say I’m an overrated troll, when you have never even seen me guard a bridge, is patently unfair.
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I hire people that are good, and aren’t crazy. Or assholes. Because that takes up too much time. There are just as many good people who are not crazy.
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If the answer is no, ignore it and move on. Your energy is better used doing your work and outpacing people that way. Then, when you’re in charge, don’t hire the people who were jerky to you.
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In my experience, the hardest thing about having someone “come out” to you is the “pretending to be surprised” part.
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Whatever the problem – be part of the solution
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If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important Rule of Beauty. “Who cares?”
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You can tell how smart people are by what they laugh at.
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I want to thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is disproportionate with my looks and abilities.
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Photoshop is just like makeup. When it’s done well it looks great, and when it’s overdone you look like a crazy asshole.
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I do like to start on time; I like to set the bar high for people.
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I was a little excited but mostly blorft. “Blorft” is an adjective I just made up that means ‘Completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine and reacting to the stress with the torpor of a possum.’ I have been blorft every day for the past seven years.
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