Quotes by Serious Subjects I wanted to catch the problem of consumption, waste, poor people eating what we throw away, which is a big subject. But I didn't want to become a sociologue, an ethnographe, a serious thinker. I thought I should be free, even in a documentary which has a very serious subject. Agnes Varda serious-subjects want people If my work is pornography, so what? I don't have any moral compunction about pornography. Any feelings I have about it are purely stylistic... I don't see why it should be excluded as a serious subject. David Salle serious-subjects moral feelings When you're dealing with serious subjects, there is a pressure to be absolutely sure that you know what you're doing. John Oliver serious-subjects pressure knows I don't think I'm morbid by nature. Serious writers have always written about serious subjects. Lighthearted material doesn't appeal to me, and I don't read it. I think I'm a realist, with a realistic sensibility of history and the tragedy of history. Joyce Carol Oates serious-subjects tragedy thinking Animal rights is a serious subject, but I do my best to find humor where I can. Karen Dawn serious-subjects rights animal The combination of a frivolous form and a serious subject immediately unmasks the truth about our dramas. Milan Kundera serious-subjects form drama