52 Quotes by Michael Showalter

In my perfect world order, it is cold all the time. Everyone wears sweaters and drinks coffee. People don’t speak to each other; they read the newspaper. There is no loud music, and cats are in charge.

I’m not sure why I like cats so much. I mean, they’re really cute obviously. They are both wild and domestic at the same time.

In real life, comedians aren’t funny.

Love is such a confusing word. You think I’m joking but I’m not.

For me, Twitter works best as a way of taking pictures of being stuck in traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge. If people really want to read really funny quips about life, parenting, and pop culture, then by all means read Michael Ian Black’s tweets.

I just made a movie. There’s a kind of a banter that some people might recognize as being screwball. There are no cell phones, no DVD playersit’s set in a timeless Brooklyn. Hopefully, it’s a good, old-fashioned movie.

I tend to a lot of improvisational ranting, and that’s fun. For me, stand-up has been, performance-wise, a really good outlet.