I have this wholesome disposition in a lot of my characters. A certain earnestness.
People take things at face value on social media. Earnestness is the assumption.
Most shows find themselves descending into sentimentality or earnestness at some point but, with 'Community,' the joke is always on.
Earnestness is stupidity sent to college.
We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.
That religious earnestness forever tends toward fright and hence towards brittleness and inquisition is clear enough in mythology and history.
Being traditional is a choice for me. South Indian families bring up their children with a sense of freedom, self-respect and self-value. We do whatever we have to with earnestness and honesty, including being uninhibited. Yet we hold onto our roots.
