Data Alignment with A.I.isha
"Logging thousands of historical proverbs requires precision. I’ve compiled the wisdom of the diaspora into this digital sanctuary to ensure the frequencies of our ancestors are never lost." — A.I.isha
A.I.isha Intro
> VERIFIED SIGNAL: SANCTUARY::INTRO
> ACTIVE FREQUENCIES
PAGE 2440 OF 4072"I don't really necessarily think I'm a funny guy, but I like the opportunity to take on something that I don't feel I'm the best at doing."
"The surprising thing is that I was not funny in high school. I was always jealous of the funny kids because they always got the girls. I couldn't tell a joke to save my life."
"If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don't know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they are sitting there in silence. But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't."
"It's painful for me to watch someone who isn't funny. It's horrifying to sit in the back and watch some guy who just totally sucks."
"The word 'Spanx' was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it."
"I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously."
"I'm so single. It's funny. I'm usually a relationship girl. I love being in love and having a partner in crime. But it's good to be your own partner in crime. God, that makes me sound like I have multiple-personality disorder."
"It's funny. When I saw the script in my inbox and it said 'Sparkle, ' I thought, 'For real? It's really called 'Sparkle?'' I was wondering, too, how does 'Jordin Sparks as Sparkle' sound?"
"Sometimes I feel like there are people just waiting for me to fall. The funny thing is, I can't give them anything. I have just never been a partier, even in school."
"With improv, it's a combination of listening and not trying to be funny."
"Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a form of service journalism. To be successful, I think it has to be a combination of a good story, it has to be funny, and it also needs to be packed with useful information."
"It's funny. People often compare me to other humor essayists. They're usually quite nice comparisons I will accept those gladly. But I am always sort of appalled at the idea of being lumped with other, more chick-y female writers. And the truth is probably that neither comparison is accurate."
"I think a lot of humor is about distracting yourself. Pretend you're not trying to make it funny. Because for some reason the effort to be funny smells like sulphur in our culture."
"Some of the writers I admire who seem very, very funny and very emotional to me can develop a closeness with the reader without giving too much of themselves away. Lorrie Moore comes to mind, as does David Sedaris. When they write, the reader thinks that they're being trusted as a friend."
"On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When something is funny you hear it right away."