Oners

“You’re one of a kind… thankfully.” -Don Rickles

“After a while I went out and left the hospital and walked back to the hotel in the rain.” -final sentence in A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway

“I didn’t have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one instead.” -Mark Twain

Try to convey the action in one shot.

Try to get them laughing in one line.

Try to make the point in one sentence.

Trying is everything. If you need more, you’ll know you need more. Because you tried to do it in one.

Most importantly, your audience will feel this economy and precision. They thank you in advance for respecting their time.

P.S. – Perhaps the greatest one-take of all time.