The characters can't be wittier than people are in real life. They have to be character witty.

Quote by Dylan Moran

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I don't do drugs. If I want a rush I just get out of a...

I don't do drugs. If I want a rush I just get out of a...

I never thought I want to do anything, really, except not go to work properly...

I never thought I want to do anything, really, except not go to work properly...

In the same way, there is some creature gnawing away inside of me, urging me...

In the same way, there is some creature gnawing away inside of me, urging me...

Black Books adheres to a more old fashioned, traditional sitcom format, which I think works,...

Black Books adheres to a more old fashioned, traditional sitcom format, which I think works,...

I have a very low level of recognition, which is fine by me.

I have a very low level of recognition, which is fine by me.

Yeah, I think Michael has had to deal with that label of being Michael Caine...

Yeah, I think Michael has had to deal with that label of being Michael Caine...

One thing that's coming up a lot is: are you as grumpy as you appear...

One thing that's coming up a lot is: are you as grumpy as you appear...

I thought The Office was good, though I didn't think of it as a sitcom,...

I thought The Office was good, though I didn't think of it as a sitcom,...

The trend now is to get away from stage bound sitcoms.

The trend now is to get away from stage bound sitcoms.

Dont clap Im not a jazz band for Christs sake.

Dont clap Im not a jazz band for Christs sake.

Showing off seemed to me to be a highly valuable and necessary activity when I...

Showing off seemed to me to be a highly valuable and necessary activity when I...

Money can't buy you love, but it can get you some really good chocolate ginger...

Money can't buy you love, but it can get you some really good chocolate ginger...

The truth is that I'm constitutionally incapable of doing an ordinary job.

The truth is that I'm constitutionally incapable of doing an ordinary job.

You achieve the surreal jokes through the realism by making it elastic.

You achieve the surreal jokes through the realism by making it elastic.

We are both drawn to surreal situations so the writing was a joy.

We are both drawn to surreal situations so the writing was a joy.

If I hadn't done this I might have ended up digging the roads.

If I hadn't done this I might have ended up digging the roads.

You know it's a sad day when your child looks at you and asks 'Daddy,...

You know it's a sad day when your child looks at you and asks 'Daddy,...

Red meat is not bad for you

Red meat is not bad for you

The black dog gets the food; the white dog gets the blame

The black dog gets the food; the white dog gets the blame

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore