Joe Cornish

Professions :

Comedian

I used to dream about presenting a comedy show and also about directing films.

show about comedy dream

And I used to buy 'Fangoria,' the horror magazine, which made my mum wonder if I was going to be a serial killer.

magazine going horror wonder

I worry whether it's not really the best way to live one's life - trying to fulfill the dreams you had as a child. Maybe it's quite a backwards approach.

dreams best you life

I'm a huge Spike Lee fan. I saw 'Do The Right Thing' twice in the same night when it first came out and had long conversations with all my friends about the issues in it.

do-the-right-thing friends night long

I'm not an angry man.

man angry

I'm not a runner. I don't run.

runner run

I did magic at children's parties when I was a kid.

did kid magic children

So many large movies come to you with a huge marketing campaign and it's like you have to see this movie this weekend, otherwise you'll be culturally bankrupt and can't converse with your friends.

movies you friends weekend

I went to Bournemouth Film School for 3 years.

film-school film years school

I believe movies are better, the less you know going in.

movies better you believe

In truth I don't like Cornish pasties.

like truth

One of my favourite films is called 'Lacombe Lucien,' directed by Louis Malle. The lead character in that film, like the lead characters in many '70s and '80s films, has a moral ambiguity to him.

lead like moral character

I don't think it's an incredibly radical premise to try and have sympathy for someone who has made a mistake.

someone think mistake sympathy

Bob Hope

Brent Weinbach

Buddy Hackett

Bruce Baum

Brother Theodore

Brother Dave Gardner

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