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Growing up, I was certainly drawn to comedy, but my goal was just to be as well-rounded an actor as possible. I really liked Daniel Day-Lewis, and I thought, 'Oh, he's a good guy to try and emulate.'

Quotes by Paul Rudd

I'd like to do something dramatic or a different kind of role, but I tend not to separate comedy and drama all that much.

Quotes by Paul Rudd

I think I used comedy as a mechanism: if I could make the other kids laugh, I wouldn't get beaten up or teased as much.

Quotes by Paul Rudd

Anything traumatic in my life I've always dealt with through jokes and comedy.

Quotes by Paul Rudd

Awkwardness is such a gold mine for comedy.

Quotes by Paul Rudd

It's a lot of people's goal to be the lead in a movie, and that was never my goal. I just wanted to be the third banana in an ensemble comedy.

Quotes by Paul Rust

I'm like the Davy Crockett of comedy... after Davy Crockett opened up the West and helped everybody... they didn't need him anymore. I freed a lot of comics... if I never would have done comedy, it would've been a different...

Quotes by Paul Mooney

My comedy is a nuclear bomb inside my mind. It's a weapon that's never been tested. It just blows up and flattens everybody.

Quotes by Paul Mooney

There's always a message in my comedy.

Quotes by Paul Mooney

Every movie I've ever made says the same thing. They all find comedy in people trying to live their lives without any rules.

Quotes by Paul Morrissey

Rome has New York's formlessness, aimlessness, a kind of hard-boiled sophistication, blase about everything. In their filmmaking, too, the Italians have this tongue-in-cheek sense of comedy.

Quotes by Paul Morrissey

I really don't take any interest at all in contemporary comedy.

Quotes by Paul Merton

When I was nine I spent a lot of my time reading books about the history of comedy, or listening to the Goons or Hancock, humour from previous generations.

Quotes by Paul Merton

In fact, I don't watch a lot of contemporary comedy for fear of being influenced by it.

Quotes by Paul Merton

Comedy becomes intensified in short scenes.

Quotes by Paul Lieberstein

Catherine Tate was a proven comedy actress from a comedy background with great taste. I knew her work, and was an incredible fan.

Quotes by Paul Lieberstein

Comedy is exaggerated realism. It can be stretched to the almost ludicrous, but it must always be believable.

Quotes by Paul Lynde

I have an inability to enjoy things, but that's why we're in comedy. If we were happy, we wouldn't be funny, I guess.

Quotes by Paul Feig

Women comedy is different than men comedy. Guy comedy is very aggressive, it's about insulting each other, name-calling, and kind of busting each other's chops, and that's not what women's comedy is.

Quotes by Paul Feig

One of my favorite films is 'Dumb and Dumber.' I'd love to do some really silly comedy someday.

Quotes by Paul Dano

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the deeper reason behind comedy, according to these quotes?
A surprisingly emotional one. One quote puts it simply: "The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain." It suggests humor often works as a cover for something harder underneath.
Do these quotes connect comedy to dark or difficult topics?
Yes — one speaker explains, "Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it." It's about using humor as a coping tool, not just entertainment.
Is there a quote about the history of stand-up comedy?
Yes — one speaker mentions pitching a show spanning generations of "five female stand-up comedians," naming a range "from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer." For more on the people behind the punchlines, see our Comedians quotes.
What kind of comedy does one speaker say they want to pursue?
Something old-fashioned and character-driven: "An old-codger comedy - that's what I want to do." It's a specific, playful vision for a comedic project. For more on comedic performers, browse our Comedian collection.
Where can I find more comedy content beyond quotes?
Our Comedic page has more in this same reflective tone, and if you enjoy wordplay in a different language tradition, our Shayari collection offers a fun alternative.

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