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I love Larry David's take on ...

I love Larry David's take on things in 'Seinfeld', which is that you shouldn't try to help people because it'll always put you into new situations which are unpleasant.

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People tend to group together...

People tend to group together their favourite sitcoms and feel that they all took place in one spot named 'the past', but in fact all these sitcoms are spread over a long period of time, and all the terrible sitcoms that were on have been justifiably forgotten.

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Part of the job involves thin...

Part of the job involves thinking about things and eliminating them. You spend a lot of time coming up with ideas that are terrible and hating them and hating yourself.

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Conflict is entertaining and ...

Conflict is entertaining and it's the stuff of drama - or comedy - but too much conflict, or conflict that's at too high a pitch can get annoying.

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People are very confused abou...

People are very confused about how to do things on a computer, but generally, if you hover your cursor over things, it will tell you what it is.

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Whenever I write for televisi...

Whenever I write for television, I plan the story on whiteboard wallpaper in my office, using a system created by the American writer Dan Harmon. It's remarkably simple: a character wants something; they enter a new world and adapt to it; they get what they want, re-enter the old world and change.

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I think all technology should...

I think all technology should be plug and play. I would say it's easier to set up a blog than it is to change channels on your telly.

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Writing 'Father Ted' with Art...

Writing 'Father Ted' with Arthur Mathews was like being hooked up to a drip full of endorphins.

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I like shows where the female...

I like shows where the female characters are as funny as the male characters, not just commenting on how funny the male characters are.

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I like working with people wh...

I like working with people who respect the intelligence of their audience.

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Facebook was just John the Ba...

Facebook was just John the Baptist. Twitter is the real deal.

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I've always been an enormous ...

I've always been an enormous fan of comic books and anything that captures the real in a surreal environment.

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I'm not really good at charac...

I'm not really good at character or plot development. I'm just interested in big comedic moments.

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I feel that shows like 'Ted' ...

I feel that shows like 'Ted' and 'The IT Crowd' are very much more enjoyable watching with friends around a telly.

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I'm a luddite in comparison w...

I'm a luddite in comparison with some of the people I follow on Twitter, but a nerd in comparison with many people. But I was always a nerd in other terms - always a big Dungeons & Dragons fan, stuff like that.

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The thing that changed everyt...

The thing that changed everything for me was the Firefox browser. I was pretty bad when it came to computers - I didn't know how powerful the internet could be until I discovered tabbed browsing.

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The writing of 'The Ladykille...

The writing of 'The Ladykillers' was fun. But once it goes out of your hands it's not fun, 'especially for someone who is used to being hands-on like me.

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I think films would get a lot...

I think films would get a lot better if people paid leaving the cinema. There's a whole business plan of opening terrible films in hundreds of cinemas and then closing them when the word of mouth gets out.

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There are some actors who com...

There are some actors who come alive in front of a crowd, and if you've cast it right, there's an energy between cast and audience that can be exhilarating for both parties, then enjoyed by the audience at home.

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If people can spot talent rat...

If people can spot talent rather than the talent having to come to us, then I think you might find that the quality of stuff goes up.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....