Awfulness Quotes
On hardship, harsh criticism, and dark comedy
These quotes confront awfulness head-on, from a childhood spent escaping poverty at the movies to an artist puzzling over harsh letters attacking their work. One performer finds humor specifically within absurd, uncomfortable Character situations.
I learned at a very early age that life is a battle. My family was poor, my neighborhood was poor. The only way that I could get away from the awfulness of life, at that time, was at the movies....
All I try to do is as earnestly and as acutely as I can, conceive a character and try to portray this character just honestly. If the humor is within the absurdity and the awfulness of situations, then let it...
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I've gotten a lot of livid letters about the awfulness of my work. I've never known what to make of it. Why do people bother to write if they hate what I do?
Any notable moments spent on a subway usually do nothing more than expose human awfulness at its most pronounced.
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Another quote turns everyday observation into commentary, suggesting that a simple subway ride can expose human awfulness at its most obvious, proof the theme isn't limited to dramatic hardship.
