Mar 6, 2025
"I learned at some point that writing funny takes no fucking courage. That humour is a shield, a defense mechanism. To actually write serious, moving stuff, this is where you bare your soul naked, this is where this actual evolution as a writer comes from. And this is also one of these bits of information I always try to get across to new writers: do not ever head out with this intention of writing funny, trust that real human beings in real life situations come with this amount of absurdity or these moments for spontaneous comedy you could never really predict or plan for, and when they do, then it's gonna be so much more hilarious than some kind of weird joke that you plan for."
Argo Tuulik, Human Can Opener interview pt2
