The house lights went down and an announcement came over the speakers: "You may leave your cell phones on — take pictures, tweet 'em, Facebook 'em, do whatever the fuck you want!" Laughter, cheering.
And then there is "Sullivan's Travels," Preston Sturges's impish tale of a Hollywood director who sets out to make a serious movie about real-life poverty and misery only to discover that real people, however poor or miserable they may be, want laughter and escapism.
That's hardly likely if you want laughter as the result!
But the crowd's reaction could not be shot in one take, and he wanted fresh laughter each time the cameras rolled.
I don't want any laughter".
Gunnlaugsson will not want that laughter to grow any louder.
He made an announcement: "I don't want any laughter.
These data provide solid grounds for a behavioural prescription: if you want more laughter in your life, spend more time with other people.
In my emotional world, I want more laughter.
We want the laughter enjoyed during the luncheon by Jewish and Muslim brothers and sisters.
