102 Quotes by Will Arnett

The idea of the straight man is very important. But I’d rather it be somebody else, because it’s not as fun. And when I say somebody else, of course I mean Jason Bateman. He’s born to play boring characters because he’s such a bore. He’s one of the most boring human beings.

You’ve got to rely on people that you trust and you love.

I want my son to wear a helmet 24 hours a day. If it was socially acceptable I’d be the first one to have my kid in a full helmet and like a cage across his face mask.

And then we’ve got Blades of Glory, and we’ve got Brothers Solomon, and I’ve got a script in development with this guy Chuck Martin who used to write on Arrested, and, you know, we have a few things in various stages of development.

Arrested Development was such an amazing experience in every way, and you know it was very unique in that it was a show that received a lot of critical acclaim, and yet we didn’t ever achieve the ratings that we wanted.

I’ve always maintained that I don’t think comedy should be reviewed. I think it’s un-reviewable, because it is so subjective.

Arrested Development opened a lot of doors for me, and once I sort of became, I guess what you’d say “available,” there was a lot of opportunity out there, and it’s been nice; a lot of people have found it in their hearts to offer me movie parts.

I don’t want to make a show about AA because it’s a personal experience for anybody who is a part of that. My relationship with it has changed over the years, and I wanted the show to reflect that in a real way.

If you have a character that doesn’t have anything wrong with him, there’s nothing funny about it.