I don’t believe in being serious about anything. I think life is too serious to be taken seriously.

The remark frames “seriousness” as a posture or performance that can distort living, while insisting that life itself carries real weight—mortality, loss, responsibility. Bradbury’s paradox suggests that because existence is inherently grave, meeting it with humor, play, and imaginative openness is not frivolous but adaptive. The line also implies a critique of solemnity as a kind of self-importance: taking oneself too seriously can narrow perception and stifle creativity. Read this way, the quote advocates a resilient lightness—an ability to confront life’s stakes without being crushed by them—aligning with an artist’s belief that wonder and laughter can be forms of courage.