I said, `Now, wait a minute, so you're telling me you want this fish who lives in a fish tank in a dentist's office to be a fictitious character from an NBC sitcom?' I mean, it just doesn't make any sense to me. It's like, why would you want Mickey Mouse to be the lead in the `House of the Seven Gables' or something.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- She expresses disbelief that a fish from a dentist office could be a sitcom character.
- In plain terms
- She compares the idea to making Mickey Mouse lead a serious play.
- What can you take from it?
- Some concepts feel absurd regardless of context.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does a story idea stop making sense?
Another view
It ignores the nature of fiction and satire.
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