Thomas Lennon quotes

The only guaranteed way to make something not very funny is to make it vague. (Thomas Lennon)
Old School has humongous laughs all the way through it. View quote
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Yes, I am complimented on my work in Kids in the Hall once or twice a week. It's a nice feeling. View quote
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Writing studio movies is the best job in the world... it's awesome. View quote
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You hate to see yourself do one draft of a script and then have somebody else come back in and change what you've done. View quote
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I feel like I'm the most well-adjusted character on the show, even though I'm sure the other actors would tell you the same thing about their characters. View quote
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It's such a great thing to work with people and not have a plan. View quote
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All studio movies are the middle of the Bell curve. The only way to do something is to do it yourself. And the only way to do that is to not take any money from anyone or take as little money as possible from anyone and that's it. View quote
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The more people's money you take to do something, the more inputs you get. View quote
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The first record I bought with my own money was Rio. View quote
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If you're a studio writer, the funny better be on the page. (Thomas Lennon)
When you do a movie in the studio system, there's a committee. A committee of six or seven people you answer to. There's two or three producers, a studio executive and one or two people above that studio executive. View quote
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Don't write something that is your passion project because all it will do is get the passion stomped out of you. View quote
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Nobody in Hollywood ever sets out to make a bad movie ever but about 99% of the time, that's what happens. View quote
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I guess I considered myself just sort of a sketch comedian, you know? Actual screenwriting hadn't really occurred to me as a viable job - I didn't really know anything about it. View quote
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That's the other thing about working on movies, the commitment is years. That's one thing that's so frustrating about the process is that it goes on and on and on for years. View quote
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Thomas Lennon

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Occupation: American Actor
Born: August 9, 1970
Quotes count: 16