“I have my own difficulty with movies in which the suffering of the cha...” — Paul Bloom Quote

“I have my own difficulty with movies in which the suffering of the characters is too real, and many find it difficult to watch comedies that rely too heavily on embarrassment; the vicarious reaction to this is too unpleasant.”

“More-radical scholars insist that an inherent clash exists between science and our long-held conceptions about consciousness and moral agency: if you accept that our brains are a myriad of smaller components, you must reject such notions as character, praise, blame, and free will.”

“If our wondrous kindness is evidence for God, is our capacity for great evil proof of the Devil?”

“Romantic comedies are backbreaking to write because they have to be fresh.”

“The BBC say we need more working-class comedies, which is rubbish. We need funny comedies; it doesn't matter where they come from.”

“I have always loved comedies.”