Quotes About Observation

When it comes to politics, comedians read between the lines and see hypocrisies and half-truths. And we report those things to regular people who go, 'I noticed that, too!' or 'You're right, that doesn't make sense!'

Guys pay extra attention to detail. They are looking at every little thing on the scouting report.

My entire career, in fiction or nonfiction, I have reported and written about people who are not like me.

I don't like to put labels on anyone. I'm a reporter. I'd rather observe and describe and question.

I've always thought of myself as a reporter.

It's astonishing what you learn and feel and see along the way. That's why a reporter's job, as you know, is such a joy.

I never knew what a reporter looked like.

Well, one of the things I discovered in the course of looking back and writing about what I saw in my memory is that I was a closely observant person long before I became a reporter.

As a reporter, you develop an ear for dialogue because it's your job to capture it accurately.

When I set out to write, I see it very visually. I almost feel like a reporter. I'm relating what I'm seeing and hearing, so it's kind of watching a play for me.

I'm just a reporter.

We are the recorders and reporters of facts - not the judges of the behaviors we describe.

What bothers me is the lack of self-awareness. I don't know if I have ever met a group less self-aware than political reporters.

I've learned that the best political reporters never make predictions!

Do I believe that their coverage is slanted and biased? Yes. I've seen it with my own eyes. A majority of reporters are liberal.

We were just expressing stuff that happens in the ghetto, just being like reporters.

Reporting provides reminders that things are always more complicated than you think.

I think it's really important to be conscious of yourself and the world around you. For me, that meant reading a lot and reporting.

I really like the Observer. I think I'd love to have a column with a broad reach that would enable me to do some proper reporting, but keep it on sort of a humorous level. I've always had a very happy experience writing for them.

At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don't really think of myself as 'writing humor.' I'm simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious.

I approach writing stories as a recorder. I think of my role as some kind of reporting device - recording and projecting.

I don't write beautifully - I just write reports about our condition.

An actress spends a lifetime observing people. You build up a mental library. No, not a library. Make that a repository.

Representation is actually when the character doesn't have lines, but the camera is lingering on them in their thoughts after something happened, and then we get to see them walk to their car. You really need to follow a character in order to understand what they're going through.