I learned that comedy is born out of strong characters. I won't begin writing a character until I have a clear take on them.

  • -- Maria Semple 玛丽亚·塞姆普

我明白了喜剧是由坚强的性格塑造出来的。我不会开始写一个角色,直到我有一个明确的看法。

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It was important to have a similar energy in my performance. To make the character too different would have just been about my ego because it didn't need to be drastically different.

在我的表演中有类似的能量是很重要的。让角色变得太不一样只关乎我的自我,因为它不需要有太大的不同。

You can't build a strong corporation with a lot of committees and a board that has to be consulted every turn. You have to be able to make decisions on your own.

你不可能建立一个拥有众多委员会和董事会的强大公司,而董事会的每一个环节都必须征求意见。你必须能够自己做决定。

Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.

任何人都可以隐藏。面对现实,克服困难,这才是让你变得强大的力量。

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

一个人喝醉了,他的真性情才会显露出来。