Quote of the Day (Larry David, on Why ‘Solemnity is Funny’)

“Solemnity is funny. It changes people’s behavior. You’re forced to talk a certain way, act a certain way. You’re not yourself. You can’t walk into a room where’s someone’s relative died and go [loud, gregarious voice] ‘Hey, how’s it going?’ You have to go [serious, low voice], ‘How’s it going?’ You have to act.”—Larry David quoted in Jason Zinoman, “Larry David Stays in Character,” The New York Times, February 22, 2015

(This image of the creator of Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm—and now, Broadway’s Fish in the Dark—was taken at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival by David Shankbone.)