Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn't work. You can be politically incorrect if you're smart.
Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.
Oh, I'm not a true genius. I'm a near genius. I would say I'm a short genius. I'd rather be tall and normal than a short genius.
I don't have a mission. I don't have a torch to burn.
If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
I love writing songs. I'm a songwriter.