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Comedy Quotes

It’s the idea that we as people can control our own destinies. The government and the corporations, more even than the government, can’t dictate what artwork we’re supposed to like or what comedy we’re supposed to laugh at Picture Quote #1

I want every day to be the most boring news day ever. I want every day to be about spelling bee champions and baby basketball. It’s better to have no comedy material than a horrific news day Picture Quote #1

I would like to get back to making people laugh. Before drama school, I did nothing but comedy Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be a vet before I got into comedy, but then once I found out how much gore goes into that job, I wanted nothing to do with it Picture Quote #1

I really love writing comedy. Writing romantic comedy is even nicer because you get to write about how insane we all act when we’re falling in love Picture Quote #1

There can be a science to joke writing, there are certainly rules and patterns that can be followed, but I think most of the best comedy goes beyond the rules Picture Quote #1

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At first, there was a separation of clubs and sketch comedy. Now there’s all kinds of comedy, making us one big happy family Picture Quote #1

I can’t imagine getting bored with comedy or thinking comedy is beneath us suddenly Picture Quote #1

I think comedy directors tend to feel a need to justify the bad behavior, and I just never think that. I like bad behavior, I’ve always liked bad behavior, I’m a fan of bad behavior, and I don’t think you have to justify bad behavior Picture Quote #1

Well, it’s so cheesy to say but you can’t find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does $580 million worldwide, I’m not saying that proves anything except people were enjoying the experience Picture Quote #1

I suppose some studio executive would say it’s death for a comedy if people aren’t all laughing in the same places, but I find with my movies that people laugh in very different places. I can’t control it Picture Quote #1

I think that when you’re doing a comedy and it makes you laugh, there’s a certain... like you can reject it, and it’s okay. It’s not promoting it or making it seem cool. I think that’s when you get into hot water Picture Quote #1

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The interesting trick of comedy, in a lot of ways, is to have both the comedy and the grounding of the real thing. You get a real sense of a human being Picture Quote #1

Comedy is a very personal thing, as you would know if you’ve ever told the same joke to two people and had one of them laugh their head off and the other one look at you as though you were a completely cretin Picture Quote #1

I do think comedy needs to be a living thing, but I think without a great script and fully realized characters, you cannot keep it living. Otherwise it just becomes long and rambling indulgent Picture Quote #1

I think comedy’s just about being interested in comedy and what makes people laugh and experimenting Picture Quote #1

The bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of drama is to be truthful. You can be truthful and funny, but if you’re not truthful in a drama than the audience leaves you Picture Quote #1

It takes a lot of energy to be funny... for me it does. I feel like I work twice as hard when I’m doing comedy Picture Quote #1

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As a comedy nerd, I get a lot out of the podcast because I’m genuinely interested in the people I’m talking to Picture Quote #1

Most of our occupations are low comedy... We must play our part duly, but as the part of a borrowed character. Of the mask and appearance we must not make a real essence, nor of what is foreign what is our very own Picture Quote #1

The popular definition of tragedy is heavy drama in which everyone is killed in the last act, comedy being light drama in which everyone is married in the last act Picture Quote #1

A pornographic novelist is one who exploits the sexual instinct as a prostitute does. A legitimate sex novel elucidates it or brings out its poetry, tragedy, or comedy Picture Quote #1

Unless comedy touches me as well as amuses me, it leaves me with a sense of having wasted my evening. I go to the theatre to be moved to laughter, not to be tickled or bustled into it Picture Quote #1

The embarrassment of a situation can, once you are over it, be the funniest time in your life. And I suppose a lot of my comedy comes from painful moments or experiences in life, and you just flip them on their head Picture Quote #1

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An improper art aims at exciting in the way of comedy the feeling of desire but the feeling which is proper to comic art is the feeling of joy Picture Quote #1

It is easy to forget that the most important aspect of comedy, after all, its great saving grace, is its ambiguity. You can simultaneously laugh at a situation, and take it seriously Picture Quote #1

Fate cast me to play the role of an ugly duckling with no promise of swanning.... I have played my life as a comedy rather than the tragedy many would have made of it Picture Quote #1

With comedy, I like to not rehearse and just have fun with it, because I think being spontaneous is the best thing for a comedy, in my opinion Picture Quote #1

I guess what I always found funny was the human condition. There is a certain comedy and pathos to trouble and accidents. Like, when a driver has parked his car crookedly and then wonders why he has the bad luck of being hit Picture Quote #1

I thought I’d be living a much more bohemian life and be very poor. I never thought I’d do comedy or be married living in the suburbs. Every time I try to plan my life out it just doesn’t come to pass, and I think that’s a great experience Picture Quote #1

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It’s the idea that we as people can control our own destinies. The government and the corporations, more even than the government, can’t dictate what artwork we’re supposed to like or what comedy we’re supposed to laugh at (Comedy Quotes) I want every day to be the most boring news day ever. I want every day to be about spelling bee champions and baby basketball. It’s better to have no comedy material than a horrific news day (Comedy Quotes) I would like to get back to making people laugh. Before drama school, I did nothing but comedy (Comedy Quotes) I wanted to be a vet before I got into comedy, but then once I found out how much gore goes into that job, I wanted nothing to do with it (Comedy Quotes) I really love writing comedy. Writing romantic comedy is even nicer because you get to write about how insane we all act when we’re falling in love (Comedy Quotes) There can be a science to joke writing, there are certainly rules and patterns that can be followed, but I think most of the best comedy goes beyond the rules (Comedy Quotes) At first, there was a separation of clubs and sketch comedy. Now there’s all kinds of comedy, making us one big happy family (Comedy Quotes) I can’t imagine getting bored with comedy or thinking comedy is beneath us suddenly (Comedy Quotes) I think comedy directors tend to feel a need to justify the bad behavior, and I just never think that. I like bad behavior, I’ve always liked bad behavior, I’m a fan of bad behavior, and I don’t think you have to justify bad behavior (Comedy Quotes) Well, it’s so cheesy to say but you can’t find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does $580 million worldwide, I’m not saying that proves anything except people were enjoying the experience (Comedy Quotes) I suppose some studio executive would say it’s death for a comedy if people aren’t all laughing in the same places, but I find with my movies that people laugh in very different places. I can’t control it (Comedy Quotes) I think that when you’re doing a comedy and it makes you laugh, there’s a certain... like you can reject it, and it’s okay. It’s not promoting it or making it seem cool. I think that’s when you get into hot water (Comedy Quotes) The interesting trick of comedy, in a lot of ways, is to have both the comedy and the grounding of the real thing. You get a real sense of a human being (Comedy Quotes) Comedy is a very personal thing, as you would know if you’ve ever told the same joke to two people and had one of them laugh their head off and the other one look at you as though you were a completely cretin (Comedy Quotes) I do think comedy needs to be a living thing, but I think without a great script and fully realized characters, you cannot keep it living. Otherwise it just becomes long and rambling indulgent (Comedy Quotes) I think comedy’s just about being interested in comedy and what makes people laugh and experimenting (Comedy Quotes) The bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of drama is to be truthful. You can be truthful and funny, but if you’re not truthful in a drama than the audience leaves you (Comedy Quotes) It takes a lot of energy to be funny... for me it does. I feel like I work twice as hard when I’m doing comedy (Comedy Quotes) As a comedy nerd, I get a lot out of the podcast because I’m genuinely interested in the people I’m talking to (Comedy Quotes) Most of our occupations are low comedy... We must play our part duly, but as the part of a borrowed character. Of the mask and appearance we must not make a real essence, nor of what is foreign what is our very own (Comedy Quotes) The popular definition of tragedy is heavy drama in which everyone is killed in the last act, comedy being light drama in which everyone is married in the last act (Comedy Quotes) A pornographic novelist is one who exploits the sexual instinct as a prostitute does. A legitimate sex novel elucidates it or brings out its poetry, tragedy, or comedy (Comedy Quotes) Unless comedy touches me as well as amuses me, it leaves me with a sense of having wasted my evening. I go to the theatre to be moved to laughter, not to be tickled or bustled into it (Comedy Quotes) The embarrassment of a situation can, once you are over it, be the funniest time in your life. And I suppose a lot of my comedy comes from painful moments or experiences in life, and you just flip them on their head (Comedy Quotes) An improper art aims at exciting in the way of comedy the feeling of desire but the feeling which is proper to comic art is the feeling of joy (Comedy Quotes) It is easy to forget that the most important aspect of comedy, after all, its great saving grace, is its ambiguity. You can simultaneously laugh at a situation, and take it seriously (Comedy Quotes) Fate cast me to play the role of an ugly duckling with no promise of swanning.... I have played my life as a comedy rather than the tragedy many would have made of it (Comedy Quotes) With comedy, I like to not rehearse and just have fun with it, because I think being spontaneous is the best thing for a comedy, in my opinion (Comedy Quotes) I guess what I always found funny was the human condition. There is a certain comedy and pathos to trouble and accidents. Like, when a driver has parked his car crookedly and then wonders why he has the bad luck of being hit (Comedy Quotes) I thought I’d be living a much more bohemian life and be very poor. I never thought I’d do comedy or be married living in the suburbs. Every time I try to plan my life out it just doesn’t come to pass, and I think that’s a great experience (Comedy Quotes)

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