I want to do what I can lend my talents to, but I want it to be as a human being and not as a two-dimensional character.
Gene WilderRead
I write funny. If I can make my wife laugh, I know I'm on the right track.
Interpretation
Writing with humor is a way to connect with others, especially loved ones.
Gene Wilder emphasizes the importance of humor in his writing, suggesting that evoking laughter, particularly from his wife, serves as a measure of his success as a writer. By focusing on making someone close to him laugh, he illustrates how humor can strengthen relationships and highlights the joy that comes from shared laughter.
In practice
In a stand-up comedy routine discussing the significance of humor in marriage.
I want to do what I can lend my talents to, but I want it to be as a human being and not as a two-dimensional character.
So my idea of neurotic is spending too much time trying to correct a wrong. When I feel that I'm doing that, then I snap out of it.
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I have no wish to talk nonsense." "If you did, it would be in such a grave, quiet manner, I should mistake it for sense.
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