David Wain Quotes & Sayings

Wet Hot American Summer so far is a financial disappointment and money was lost on it. But perhaps it will find its audience in video, cable, etc, maybe over the course of years. — David Wain

One, I never get sick of talking about myself. — David Wain

I've come to the possible conclusion that being a comedic writer/director is like running track. You do it for a certain amount of time and then you have to stop. Or you at least have to accept that you're not going to be at the top of your game. And that's OK. — David Wain

You could be making so much money, and your bank statement gets bigger and bigger, but if you're not psyched to go to work in the morning, it doesn't matter. It sucks. So you wanna just be psyched to see the people that you work with, and have fun with. Then you've won. — David Wain

Sundance is just a great place for your work to be seen. Not much more to say about it than that. — David Wain

We thought we were going to go up against SNL on Saturday Nights - that would have changed things so much that it's almost impossible to speculate what might have happened. — David Wain

Obviously Mad TV, SNL are one kind of show, whereas The State belongs to the kind of show that is entirely conceived written and performed by a set group that existed before the TV show. — David Wain

I don't believe in paying for sex. Which is why I'll never again pay for a woman's dinner. — David Wain

Everyone who went to college and especially people working in media seem to know at least one person from Shaker Heights. There's just something about that place that made people go to the coast. — David Wain

I was hired to do this one great script called 'Cap'n Ricky' and that project is up in the air at the moment. — David Wain

Highland has changed my entire way of working with scripts. I use it every day. — David Wain

I hope I don't just do the exact same thing my whole life. I also feel like it's really hard to make comedy. It's almost impossible for comedy filmmakers and directors to stay relevant as they get older. — David Wain

I went to this very disorganized Jewish summer camp in Maine called Camp Modin. — David Wain

I love summer. Because it means I can wear a bikini top and shorts, even just to go shopping. — David Wain

I am not one of those guys who pretends not to enjoy his own work. — David Wain