Tony Taccone quotes

“It's a great loss.[Carrie Fisher] was a comic genius, as far as I'm concerned.”
-- Tony Taccone

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“As is well known, [Carrie Fisher] suffered - and was open about it. Her transparency was courageous, which is why people loved her.”
-- Tony Taccone

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“[Carrie Fisher] could talk about issues that very few people could. She could make her bipolar disorder both real and entertaining. Carrie deserves a lot of credit for giving voice to traumas that few people feel comfortable talking about.”
-- Tony Taccone

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“How long does getting thin take?”

“When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of commanding attention, and giving the tone to the conversation.”

Source : Theodor Storm, Adelbert von Chamisso, Adalbert Stifter (2005). “Famous German Novellas of the 19th Century”, p.50, Mondial

“My favorite types of movies definitely aren't thrillers, but at the same time you can't deny the genius of Hitchcock's films.”

“The true secret to genius is in creativity, not in technical mechanics.”

“The architects who benefit us most maybe those generous enough to lay aside their claims to genius in order to devote themselves to assembling graceful but predominantly unoriginal boxes. Architecture should have the confidence and the kindness to be a little boring.”

“I am not a genius, I am just curious. I ask many questions. and when the answer is simple, then God is answering.”

“Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.”

“I've always had my voice as a comic. I was never that into politics, or prop comedy.”

“I provide a little comic relief.”

“We are, in the comics, the last frontier of good, wholesome family humor and entertainment.”

Source : "'Family Circus' Creator Bil Keane Dies", www.foxnews.com. November 9, 2011.