I never thought about whether film is inherently more sincere, because certainly I think if Guy Maddin had directed A Series Of Unfortunate Events, there probably could have been more of the stage-y irony that is in the books. But I was just interested to see what people would do with it, and worrying that Brad Silberling wouldn't do what I had in mind.

This is like a cookie, it tastes like a cookie having sex with a doughnut.

Sometimes, just saying that you hate something, and having someone agree with you, can make you feel better about a terrible situation.

An Overall Feeling of Doom that One Cannot Ever Escape no Matter What One Does

I do what I do," I said, "in order to do something else.

You'd think that sweet would be a land far, far away from irritating, but as it turns out they're right next door, and always having border disputes.

Why haven't we fixed sick yet? You scientists there-- put down those starfish and HELP us. I hereby demand that all the people who are good at math make the world free of illness. The rest of us will write you epic poems and staple them together into a booklet.