Comedy Quotes
On laughter, dark times, and comedy as survival.
This collection treats comedy as something closer to coping than entertainment, with one entry stating plainly that its real purpose is to hide pain. See Comedian quotes for related themes.
With any half-hour comedy, it kind of takes on its own life and finds itself.
I started in high school, and in college, I studied radio, TV, and film. The plan was to be a filmmaker, and it was always comedy.
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My philosophy was simple: audiences shouldn't say that I just came, stood, and copied another comedy star. They should say 'Senthil acted in this.
I still have a desire to do some sketch comedy. My dream is to be on 'SNL,' to host 'SNL.'
I used to devour a lot of stand-up comedy in my cousin's basement. He had cable and I didn't, so I went there and saw all the comedians.
I give a facial expression in a moment of silence for audiences to react to what I just said and kind of let that marinate with the audience for a little bit. I enjoy the physical part of the comedy...
When you get started in comedy, you're at the bottom of the totem pole. Not only are you not getting paid at these open mics. You're actually paying to do them.
Really I'm a fan of any movie, whether it's suspense, action, or comedy - anything that has a good story.
I think most of my tastes were British, as far as comedy went, when I was growing up.
'Monty Python' and 'The Simpsons' have ruined comedy for writers for the rest of our lives.
Working on 'Comedy Bang Bang,' we're there from 10-7, and that's a pretty light day compared to most other TV shows. Other shows, it's like 10-10.
I have always tried to play significant characters and have never done cheap comedy.
Whether that's an action film or a comedy or a drama or anything in between, I'm willing to prove that I can play with the big boys.
In television, women can really run anything. It can be a comedy, it can be a drama, it can be genre, it can be anything. But in films, women are still getting to the top.
People in comedy are just gorgeous, just the best human beings. They are naturally interested in other people and in playing something other than themselves.
