Words matter. These are the best Michael Patrick King Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I love funny women. I love writing funny women characters.
The jokes I used to do on ‘Sex and the City’ were always comic character things, and they were rarely hard jokes. As soon as you go up in front of people, it demands laughter.
I’m happiest in an empty church. I love the smell of a church.
If I talk to a woman for more than five minutes I can tell you exactly whether she’s an Aidan girl or a Mr. Big girl. Aidan girls are more interested in nurturing relationships and building a nest while Mr. Big girls are more about show and having fun.
Let there be no mistake. A gay man alone could never begin to replicate the inner workings of the female mind.
Who’s to say where funny stops and ‘too far’ starts?
It seems a lot of straight men need a word coach or a lawyer when it comes to discussing ‘Sex and the City.’
My mom would be leaving the house and she’d say, ‘Don’t you pull out all of the old dresses in the attic and put on a show again!’ And the door would close, and that’s exactly what I’d do. The show was calling me!
Every character when born is a stereotype.
I really enjoy women and I totally understand and applaud the diversity that they have in terms of their emotions and intellects and vulnerability and strengths.
There’s no reason to do ‘ex and the City’ if it’s not going to be everything ‘Sex and the City’ is, which is vibrant emotions, comedy, drama… and also, style.
Being a comedy writer gives you permission to be an outsider and poke fun at what people think about other people.
People pull away from something if it’s not of good taste. People lean into something if it’s okay.
My female writers have always been my backbone. I had a writing room of six women for five years so I know what women do. Cultivated by me, by the way!
The second episode of any new show can be tough. You have about a week to top the well-crafted and polished pilot episode that was written over six months.
The thing you can’t let go of is gravity. The reality of gravity in writing. If someone says something really mean in a sitcom, and the next wave isn’t a reaction to the reality of that, you start losing relatability. In a lot of romantic comedies, they throw out the rules of life.
People wince when something is in bad taste. They laugh when it’s funny. If it’s too dirty or wrong, they won’t laugh. But if it’s a big, dirty, smart, funny laugh, they love it.
