Parodies came about because Mr. Ford was actually one of the better athletes of our presidents... but he continually had physical accidents... he was an easy target for me. The main idea was to get people laughing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I can't get too offended when somebody parodies me.
John Ford was so funny that I couldn't wait to go to work in the morning.
With actors like Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Harrison Ford, what made them such icons is that even in dramatic movies, their characters had a sense of humor.
Making people laugh was automatic.
And the goal really is to make the audience laugh, to bring them some joy.
I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery.
Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.
Those who knew Lincoln described him as an extraordinarily funny man. Humor was an essential aspect of his temperament. He laughed, he explained, so he did not weep.
The president of General Motors was in a foul humor.
I never like to do parodies. I never do. It's just not my style of comedy.