Sentences with phrase «wry sense of humor»

He has a very wry sense of humor, and people don't understand it right away.

Some for their seeds of fertility, others for their unending motherly love, a number for their Midas touch, yet a few for their extreme power, tactical minds, poise and grace and even some for their wry sense of humor.

Nathan is a warm young man with a love of writing and wry sense of humor.

We'll miss his wry sense of humor, his professionalism and (him) as a friend.»

Others talk about his wry sense of humor — he's a fan of «The Big Lebowski» — and his calm approach to budget negotiations, in addition to his flexibility.

With tenacity she pulled herself up, began to collect disability insurance, and settled down to a cloistered life, still possessing a wry sense of humor.

It was at the university that he met his future wife, Gina Eckenrode, a Ph.D. student in biochemistry who was drawn to his kindness and wry sense of humor, which was less cynical back then.

He had a quiet toughness and a wry sense of humor.

But when the day's over and the whistle blows, he gets into the gym and then comes and hangs out with his Peeps, dishing out his wry sense of humor on the rest of The Army.

Well traveled, well read, with a wry sense of humor (some call it sick, but that's just semantics).

Charly's 30 Dates Blog attracted readers because of its wry sense of humor, relatable voice, and sage dating advice.

I am told that I have a wry sense of humor.

Actress Lily Tomlin and screenwriter Jane Wagener were in their 70s by the time gay marriage was legalized, so they viewed the idea of getting married with a wry sense of humor, quipping they may dress up like chickens on the big day.

I'm an easy - going, simple, optimistic, Am is comfortable with who I am, possessed of a sharp wit and a wry sense of humor.

Based on the trailer, Hotel Artemis has a wry sense of humor similar to Iron Man 3's and is more of a satirical sci - fi action / comedy than thriller.

With a wry sense of humor firmly in place, Lanthimos» film subtly takes your breath away, casually ratcheting up the intensity until the film's jaw - dropping finale that could very well leave you more shaken than you could possibly imagine.

Slick, stylish and bold, the movie's look and wry sense of humor are a perfect visual representation of the character for whom the film is named after.

This film would be intolerably bleak if its titular hero didn't have such a wry sense of humor.

One of the first Merchant Ivory productions, the sumptuous film established the tone for so many of the collaborations to come from producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory: the deft, multilayered screenplay by their frequent collaborator Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, luminous cinematography, a wry sense of humor and a cast of characters rich in their very human complexity.

Gorgeously shot and remarkably vibrant for the genre, the movie is a well - paced, character - driven piece that boasts a pair of great performances from Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit - McPhee, as well as a wry sense of humor that will have you laughing at some pretty morbid stuff.

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson and co-written by Peter Straughan and Jon Ronson, «Frank» has a wry sense of humor, the ring of authenticity and glimmers of genuine wisdom.

This one features a plucky little girl with an epic mane of magic hair that glows when she sings (Mandy Moore), a dashing rogue of an outlaw who ends up a partner on her quest (Zachary Levi), a stepmom who walks all over her self - esteem (Donna Murphy), a chameleon with a wry sense of humor, a horse that thinks he's a dog and a rogues gallery of hard - bitten thugs with a dream in their hearts.

His staccato speech patterns only underscore his wry sense of humor, and Morgan's dialogue is perfectly suited to Brühl's intense approach to the character.

Writer - director Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) brings his quirky, subtle, wry sense of humor to the small screen with Casual, an immensely likable rom - com about dating and sex that's refreshingly frank and intelligent.

Although most real - life teenagers would never be as eloquent as Olive, she is, nonetheless, a reasonably realistic teen, who deals with the mundane with a wry sense of humor.

Its wry sense of humor and surrealism reminded me of Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman, who used a checkpoint as a microcosm in his 2002 film, Divine Intervention.

«In and out of class, Shawn has generously, though always humbly, shared the undeniable rigor of his thinking, the poetry of his language and images, and his wry sense of humor and pathos with all of us in AIE,» says Lecturer Steve Seidel, director of AIE, citing LaVoie's past training as a clown as one source of his depth and wisdom.

It reflects on many adult situations in a wry sense of humor.

Judge Anderson is a great character, strong and smart, with a wry sense of humor that irritates the other judges.

Casey, a suburban New Yorker with a wry sense of humor, braves the dating scene after losing her husband.

Stroud writes with a fine ear for dialogue, a wry sense of humor, and a knack for describing haunted places.

Written from Lucy's point of view, the narrative has excellent pacing, fine descriptive passages, and a wry sense of humor.

Life has a wry sense of humor.

«The novel's delights abound... Semegran is a gifted writer, with a wry sense of humor.»

He did this with a wry sense of humor that those who were privileged to know him personally will never forget.

Brown's work is personal, political, and provocative, providing commentary on current events and attitudes with a strong dose of irony and a wry sense of humor.

Rayne, who insists that his pieces require «no fancy footwork,» has a wry sense of humor.

Using visual techniques such as taking photographs of photographs, his images often comment on themselves with a wry sense of humor.

His wry sense of humor was out in full force in this homage to John Coltrane, an exquisite installation made with coal and grand - piano tops that featured a minia - ture train running along a circuitous track.

And when Herrera talks about this work, it's often with a little bit of a smile, a wry sense of humor that she's created a very simple geometric, clean, spare painting but that it's a barbecue, as she says.

An everyman's existentialist, Damien Hirst's focus on death and the grisly are always undertaken with a wry sense of humor.

The show may sound like a bad joke or a provocation, and its photos and videos share a wry sense of humor and a true grit.

Her assemblages of found and constructed objects carry a provisional quality, a wry sense of humor and an all - embracing intelligence.

Working in the mid-twentieth century, Neo-Dada artists applied a wry sense of humor to their work, which echoed the sensibility of the Dada artists from several decades earlier.

Marco Scozzaro's technicolor still lives parody the logic of advertisements with a wry sense of humor.

Taciturn and focused, Marden, 61, also has a wry sense of humor.