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Yes, I was hired by Universal because they needed a comedy director. They had seen Scandal and liked it. I saw an opportunity even in those comedies to begin my project of American films.

Quotes by Douglas Sirk

I had no musical or athletic ability, and I wasn't particularly good looking. Comedy was something I could do for attention.

Quotes by Doug Stanhope

There's a fraudulent root element of comedy in that we say things night after night as though they are rolling effortlessly from the brain and off the tongue, when in fact they are crafted over weeks and months and years.

Quotes by Doug Stanhope

I think it's probably much easier to do political comedy from a two-party point of view, in that the majority have some sense of what it means to be one or the other.

Quotes by Doug Stanhope

I was really more interested in dramatic work, but I thought, 'Well, I guess I could do comedy.'

Quotes by Donny Most

I've been very fortunate. I've been in theater, films, television, radio, tragedy, comedy, farce - I've been in a musical and in music halls, in pantomime. I was once ringmaster in a circus.

Quotes by Donald Sinden

Dying is easy; comedy is hard.

Quotes by Donald Wolfit

But I just think I was lucky enough to figure out early on that I wanted to do comedy, so that's what I put all my effort into.

Quotes by Donald Glover

Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all.

Quotes by Don Adams

I'm a huge fan of comedy. I write material whenever I can.

Quotes by Dolph Ziggler

How I've fed my kids over the years is by doing stand-up comedy in clubs.

Quotes by Dominic Holland

I find it pressurising coming to the Voodoo Rooms to do my hour of comedy.

Quotes by Dominic Holland

Edinburgh is the most pressurised environment to do comedy. You get an hour. There's no compere. You'd better be on the money straight away; you've got journalists in.

Quotes by Dominic Holland

Stand-up comedy is not for the faint-hearted or the thin-skinned.

Quotes by Dominic Holland

I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot about life from Carl.

Quotes by Dick Van Dyke

Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.

Quotes by Dick Van Dyke

I did a 'Golden Girls' once, which shot in front of an audience, and that went well. I had a good time. But I need an audience, for comedy at least.

Quotes by Dick Van Dyke

I do miss the rhythms of comedy. And I've never been able to perform very well without an audience. The sitcoms I've done had them. It was like doing a little play.

Quotes by Dick Van Dyke

Drama or comedy programming is still the surest way for advertisers to reach a mass audience. Once that changes, all bets are off.

Quotes by Dick Wolf

I had to choose, I'd be so sad. They are flip sides of the same coin. I love both comedy and drama.

Quotes by Dianne Wiest

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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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