Jim Carrey

For some reason I did something where I realized I could get a reaction. That was when I broke out of my shell at school, because I really didn't have any friends or anything like that and I just kind of was going along, and then finally I did this zany thing, and all of a sudden I had tons of friends.

Canadian Comedian

Ethan Canin

Bausch is a wonderful storyteller. He's a mature writer who has a lot of confidence in the quality of character. He doesn't need to hook you with a sneaky plot and zany characters.

American Author

Yolanda King

In life, I had to be prim and proper and poised - The King Daughter. But acting, I could be the zany, silly, sometimes foolish person that I am. I could let the raw edges show.

American Activist

Genndy Tartakovsky

In feature animation, cartoony or exaggerated animation is almost taboo. There is this precedent that if you do that kind of stuff people won't like it or it will be too zany.

Russian Director

Ainsley Harriott

People always think I'm this zany character. But I think I just see the funny side of life, I don't see the negative side, and I think that's a very good energy to be around.

English Chef

Sloane Crosley

The world I describe is about how people live now. It's not about zany people with unlimited, inexplicable funds in an apartment somewhere.

American Writer

Jennifer Aniston

I think there are opportunities for women in comedies - how zany is up to them.

American Actress

Carol Burnett

I had a good loud voice and I wasn't afraid to be goofy or zany.

Tituss Burgess

I get to play some zany, multilayered, very complex individuals.

American Actor

Carol Kane

I don't think, 'Oh, you know, I'm crazy and zany.

Use 'zany' to highlight the fun, quirky aspect of someone's actions or humor, not just ordinary funniness.

Amusement Emphasis

'Zany' is informal and best used in casual conversations or creative writing, not formal situations.

Informal Tone

While 'zany' can mean unusual, it's generally used in an endearing, positive way, not as an insult.

Positive Spin

A 'zany' as a noun represents a person who is not afraid to be different, often entertaining others.

Unconventional Persona

The noun ‘zany’ carries a sense of childlike, playful behavior; used positively.

Playful Character

Referring to someone as the 'zany' often means they're the life of the social group, breaking monotony.

Group Dynamics

 And meanwhile, I use nonsense, as you can see. This is a Scottish castle where people are playing golf indoors, and the trick was to bang the golf ball off of suits of armor -- which you can't see there. This was one of a series called "Zany Afternoons," which became a book.

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 which he insisted were just as interesting as the shapes of pots or spearheads. To find the shape, he graphed the main character’s fortune from the beginning to the end of a story. The zany curves he generated revealed common types of fairy tales and myths

Why should you read Kurt...

 serious about the gun cool hey my pincers they don't live there right now Marc's a wacky zany character like me he knows how to crank it up a notch

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