Quotes by Sketch 'Pyrapshere' began as a sketch for a variety show I produced called 'A Pretty Good Show.' My partner, Andersen Gabrych, and I expanded it into a full-fledged faux-religion, including a list of 21 tenets, sacred symbols, testimonials, and even a clothing line. Many people believed it was a real thing and wanted to join. Maggie Rowe sketchpartnergoodpeople So many designers only sketch and leave pattern-making to others. Pattern-making is important so you know the structure. Then if someone tells me, 'I can't make a pattern from that sketch,' I can tell them, 'I will make it' and then they are quiet. If I can't make it, I don't design it. Tadashi Shoji sketchmeyoudesign I was fascinated with the writing process and seeing the evolution of a sketch and how it would change up to the minute before it went on the air. Trevor Moore sketchchangeprocesswriting A sketch should be about two to three minutes, which is basically what most songs are. They're usually done by groups. Good examples of each build and have different parts and twists in them. I guess sketch would be the comedy version of music. Trevor Moore sketchgoodcomedymusic I have a paper, pencil, and ink sketch for a Mickey Mouse cartoon short entitled 'Mickey's Garden' from 1935. Tim Matheson mickey-mouseshortsketchgarden A couple of friends and I started a sketch comedy group when we were teenagers, just for fun and to start creating stuff. It was a blast. Reece Thompson sketchfriendscomedyfun I did sketch comedy with a troupe at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Selenis Leyva cafesketchdidcomedy I still have a desire to do some sketch comedy. My dream is to be on 'SNL,' to host 'SNL.' Selenis Leyva sketchcomedydreamdesire I grew up surrounded by sketch comedy. Simon Helberg surroundedsketchupcomedy I would just sketch everything that was being made for the collections. Stephen Sprouse sketcheverythingjustbeing 'Mad TV' is one of my most favorite shows of all time and is a huge part of my obsession with sketch comedy. Shane Dawson sketchmadcomedytime Sketch shows change gears so drastically every two minutes. I think sketch shows are for sketch fans; they're not really for everybody. Robert Ben Garant sketchthinkfanschange 'Reno' was originally going to be a sketch show, with the cops as a transitional element. Robert Ben Garant elementshowsketchgoing I just wanted to paint and sketch and tell stories by drawing. Robert Redford sketchjusttelldrawing I went back over the sketch books I'd filled at Sheffield for ideas and discovered Wallace and Gromit, except Gromit was a cat then. I made them into Plasticene shapes and started 'A Grand Day Out.' It took me longer than I expected. Nick Park sketchdaymeideas Most sketch aficionados have an enormous amount of respect for 'Mr. Show.' I didn't have HBO back then, so I was always trying to find episodes. Bob Odenkirk and David Cross became celebrities, and Jay Johnston - who's lesser known, but brilliant - deserves a lot of credit, too. Nick Swardson sketchbackrespecttrying When I teach sketch writing, there's still a beginning, middle and end. Jim Rash sketchendbeginningwriting I can help you shape your sitcom, I can help you think about what could make your sketch show better, but it won't help you get you a commission. John Lloyd sketchbetterthinkyou I auditioned for soap operas and commercials; I remember auditioning for Lays potato chips. It was a sort of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' sketch, where Captain Bligh was torturing the crew by saying, 'You can only have one Lays potato chip,' and they all rise up. John Lithgow sketchsayingyouremember 'One Leg Too Few' by Peter Cook is a perfect sketch. The setting is ridiculous, the language is beautiful, and the performances make the most of every syllable and movement. Jon Richardson sketchlanguageperfectbeautiful12345»
