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Quotes About Snarky

Sometimes I used to think to myself, 'Have I lost a sense of humor?' but I don't think that I have. I think one can be as snarky and sarcastic as lots of people, but I have never found that it makes me particularly happy.
~ Kenneth Branagh
'Be nice' is my family's basic rule but one that often goes unfollowed in Hollywood. There's always a moment when you can choose between being snarky and being kind. I opt for the latter - it's much less exhausting!
~ Jenji Kohan
I don't read literary blogs. I used to read them, but it was upsetting when they would talk, in a snarky way, about my friends.
~ Andrew Sean Greer
The trouble with today's snarky pipsqueaks who break off a sentence or two, or who write a couple of mean paragraphs, is that they don't go far enough; they don't have a coherent view of life. Spinning around in the media from moment to moment, they don't stand for anything, push for anything; they're mere opportunists without dedication, and they don't win any victories.
~ David Denby
The newly developed snarky side of my personality wanted to tell him 'There's no crying in vamp battles.
~ Robyn Jones
That was so completely unfair that I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn't help his mood.
~ Rick Riordan
I love having a costume for The Vixen as getting into the look allows me to be a bit more snarky and snippy.
~ Jenny Ryan
We will have a light dinner at seven and leave the house at eight. Everyone must be ready and dressed in their best clothes." Her mouth twists in a knowing smile. "You should probably tell the other girls immediately," she adds. "They will want at least three hours to get ready." Ooh, snarky! But to be fair, Catia has a point.
~ Lauren Henderson
An ironic, snarky, or perky tone can be used to avoid true intimacy with readers. Literary writing isn't necessarily intimate, either. A life "closely observed" doesn't mean we'll care about it.
~ Donald Maass
My favourite character would have to be 'Ash,' because I love my brooding bad boys. But a certain snarky talking cat runs a very close second.
~ Julie Kagawa
If I see my films described as 'quirky' or, even worse, 'snarky' one more time, I'm going to probably seriously consider an early retirement. All these years, I've labored under the conceit that they were "darkly humorous.'
~ Terry Zwigoff
The press always ends up being much nicer than I expect. A lot of times they say something snarky about you, but then you meet them in person and they couldn't be nicer.
~ Josh Schwartz
There's certainly satire written about techies, but it's so snarky and snide and doesn't treat him as a whole person. The people I worked with at Twitter - they're very analytical, but they're also deep and thoughtful - I feel like they deserved a charismatic spokesperson.
~ Robin Sloan
It's been a tough couple of years for condescending nerds. And if bookstores fall, Jon, America will be inundated with a wandering, snarky underclass of unemployable purveyors of useless and arcane esoterica.
~ John Hodgman
I've been in the fortunate position of playing these strong, snarky female characters since Dana Gordon on 'Entourage.'
~ Constance Zimmer
'Mad Men' doesn't capture one single thing about the decor, costumes, or sexual interaction. It is a total projection of contemporary snarky attitudes into the past.
~ Camille Paglia
Stuart, who had just witnessed me go through an entire rainbow of emotions and experiences. There was parents-have-just-been-jailed me, stuck-in-a-strange-town me, insane-and-can't-shut-up me, kind-of-snarky-to-the-strange-guy-trying-to-be-helpful me, breakup me, and the extremely popular jump-on-top-of-you-unexpectedly me.
~ Maureen Johnson
The witch turned this way and that, I think I've kept my figure, don't you? she asked Mewster. Who else would want it? Don't be snarky. She batted her eyelashes at her reflection. I do believe I have my mother's eyes. Maybe it's time you give them back. Your mother's bee dead since the reign of Oleg the Incontinent.
~ Gregory Maguire
What a snarky jerk. (Obviously, I later slept with him.)
~ Lena Dunham
I have nothing snarky to say about Joan Rivers' appearance. We should all be that happy with how we look on camera, frankly.
~ Julie Klausner
Most of the writers in TV are from L.A. or New York, and those are places where people are cynical and snarky. And they fly from L.A. to New York in an airplane over this vast, expansive land where people aren't snarky; they're a lot more like the 'Parks and Rec' characters.
~ Chris Pratt
Meta-comedy is everywhere and always seems so cold and to me is really kinda snarky.
~ Bo Burnham
I opened my eyes really wide and fluttered my eyelashes at him. I'm sorry, I must've missed your coronation ceremony. Silly me. from Clean Sweep
~ Ilona Andrews
I think the key to a great romcom is to not fight against the genre. The trend more recently has been to apologise or be snarky, so it's an anti-romcom. Just lean in and embrace the fact it's a love story, and it's funny, and it's light. It can still be uber-smart and deal with zeitgeist issues.
~ Lake Bell