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Comedy Quotes

You can only be embarrassed if you allow yourself to be embarrassed. If you embrace it and just accept that you’re kind of a klutz, and you’re able to make it into comedy gold Picture Quote #1

If a great comedy landed on my doorstep, I would find it hard to say no Picture Quote #1

It’s a very important skill set for an actor to be able to bring the humor into any moment, whether you’re doing drama or comedy Picture Quote #1

I like doing the comedic episodes because it’s refreshing. I enjoy doing comedic things and physical comedy. It’s fun Picture Quote #1

Really I’m a fan of any movie, whether it’s suspense, action, or comedy, anything that has a good story Picture Quote #1

You do a movie and, even if it’s not a comedy or it’s not an action film, you get a little taste of it, and then I want to do it full force Picture Quote #1

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The best way to do comedy is to not filter yourself, and then you could always fix it later. You want to be able to push the envelope Picture Quote #1

Comedy always works better when you’re tracking the story and you care about the characters. That’s why there’s a lot of movies where there’s not a ton of jokes, but you get huge laughs because there’s a moment of relief Picture Quote #1

I love comedy and drama equally and music too. I just sort of follow my nose to whatever seems really exciting at the time. Eventually, I might want to do a rock opera Picture Quote #1

I try to give all my characters a sense of humor, so I guess I feel like I have done comedy, but maybe I’m better known for drama Picture Quote #1

Yeah, well I’ve always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that’s really where my training is. As an actor, that’s my training Picture Quote #1

A third variety of drama... begins as tragedy with scraps of fun in it... and ends in comedy without mirth in it, the place of mirth being taken by a more or less bitter and critical irony Picture Quote #1

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One of the things I can do is to try to put myself in different kinds of movies and that kind of subtly changes my work. By the time my obituary is written, I want there to be a great western and a great comedy Picture Quote #1

There was a male sketch group in my college. I was like why isn’t there a female sketch group? So then I started doing sketch comedy and all that stuff. It just happened Picture Quote #1

In comedy, you have to do all of the same stuff you do in drama and then put the comedy on top of it. You, the actor, are aware of the comedy but the character is oblivious. And you have to have a sense of humor Picture Quote #1

I try to be careful not to put the cart before the horse. I try not to create comedy for other comedians to like. I want everybody to like it. I want audiences to like it, but I also want comedians to like it. I’m selfish. I want everybody to laugh! Picture Quote #1

I like the honesty of standup comedy. People don’t fake laugh. If they’re truly laughing at you, you know they like you Picture Quote #1

I think you’re bound to get a sense of any character that you play. It’s not something you often do in comedy Picture Quote #1

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From being a young kid I was always drawing and painting, usually stuff like private parts or bloody images but always with a comedy twist to it Picture Quote #1

What you want in a romantic comedy, is to have two people that you want to see together and how do they overcome the obstacles that are in the way for that to happen Picture Quote #1

I think that if you’re serving yourself before you’re serving a story then that’s where you end up being not funny. It’s not about being funny, it’s about telling a story and then the comedy comes out of the situation, I think Picture Quote #1

Comedy is a meritocracy. If you are funny, you are there. If you are not, you are out Picture Quote #1

I can pretty much guarantee that if I do a show in a comedy club, there will be someone who will come out of the audience and tell me the worst joke ever. It’s just a guarantee Picture Quote #1

I think the book is less emotional than the film. With the film, the emotions are much more raw and in front. In the book, they are kind of ironized and seen through comedy Picture Quote #1

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A solid base for any comedy is just honesty and truth, and it coming from a real place. As surreal as this show gets and is, ultimately, we’re dealing with a character that most can’t see the way that I can see it Picture Quote #1

I’m not a broad comedy guy. I’ve been funny in movies, but I’m not a comedian. I’m an actor who’s sometimes funny Picture Quote #1

I’ve got a lot of nervous energy and I trip a lot. I don’t have a good equilibrium. In the places where the physical comedy was necessary, it came very naturally and it was fun Picture Quote #1

The comedy really comes from how badly you want these characters to succeed and with a comedy that’s often hard Picture Quote #1

I like broad comedy. If I had an idea tomorrow for a film that was all slapstick and broad comedy, and it was an idea that interested me, I would not hesitate to do it because I enjoy watching these kinds of film Picture Quote #1

A romantic comedy has to be funny and make you think about life; but the obstacle that has to be overcome is key Picture Quote #1

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You can only be embarrassed if you allow yourself to be embarrassed. If you embrace it and just accept that you’re kind of a klutz, and you’re able to make it into comedy gold (Comedy Quotes) If a great comedy landed on my doorstep, I would find it hard to say no (Comedy Quotes) It’s a very important skill set for an actor to be able to bring the humor into any moment, whether you’re doing drama or comedy (Comedy Quotes) I like doing the comedic episodes because it’s refreshing. I enjoy doing comedic things and physical comedy. It’s fun (Comedy Quotes) Really I’m a fan of any movie, whether it’s suspense, action, or comedy, anything that has a good story (Comedy Quotes) You do a movie and, even if it’s not a comedy or it’s not an action film, you get a little taste of it, and then I want to do it full force (Comedy Quotes) The best way to do comedy is to not filter yourself, and then you could always fix it later. You want to be able to push the envelope (Comedy Quotes) Comedy always works better when you’re tracking the story and you care about the characters. That’s why there’s a lot of movies where there’s not a ton of jokes, but you get huge laughs because there’s a moment of relief (Comedy Quotes) I love comedy and drama equally and music too. I just sort of follow my nose to whatever seems really exciting at the time. Eventually, I might want to do a rock opera (Comedy Quotes) I try to give all my characters a sense of humor, so I guess I feel like I have done comedy, but maybe I’m better known for drama (Comedy Quotes) Yeah, well I’ve always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that’s really where my training is. As an actor, that’s my training (Comedy Quotes) A third variety of drama... begins as tragedy with scraps of fun in it... and ends in comedy without mirth in it, the place of mirth being taken by a more or less bitter and critical irony (Comedy Quotes) One of the things I can do is to try to put myself in different kinds of movies and that kind of subtly changes my work. By the time my obituary is written, I want there to be a great western and a great comedy (Comedy Quotes) There was a male sketch group in my college. I was like why isn’t there a female sketch group? So then I started doing sketch comedy and all that stuff. It just happened (Comedy Quotes) In comedy, you have to do all of the same stuff you do in drama and then put the comedy on top of it. You, the actor, are aware of the comedy but the character is oblivious. And you have to have a sense of humor (Comedy Quotes) I try to be careful not to put the cart before the horse. I try not to create comedy for other comedians to like. I want everybody to like it. I want audiences to like it, but I also want comedians to like it. I’m selfish. I want everybody to laugh! (Comedy Quotes) I like the honesty of standup comedy. People don’t fake laugh. If they’re truly laughing at you, you know they like you (Comedy Quotes) I think you’re bound to get a sense of any character that you play. It’s not something you often do in comedy (Comedy Quotes) From being a young kid I was always drawing and painting, usually stuff like private parts or bloody images but always with a comedy twist to it (Comedy Quotes) What you want in a romantic comedy, is to have two people that you want to see together and how do they overcome the obstacles that are in the way for that to happen (Comedy Quotes) I think that if you’re serving yourself before you’re serving a story then that’s where you end up being not funny. It’s not about being funny, it’s about telling a story and then the comedy comes out of the situation, I think (Comedy Quotes) Comedy is a meritocracy. If you are funny, you are there. If you are not, you are out (Comedy Quotes) I can pretty much guarantee that if I do a show in a comedy club, there will be someone who will come out of the audience and tell me the worst joke ever. It’s just a guarantee (Comedy Quotes) I think the book is less emotional than the film. With the film, the emotions are much more raw and in front. In the book, they are kind of ironized and seen through comedy (Comedy Quotes) A solid base for any comedy is just honesty and truth, and it coming from a real place. As surreal as this show gets and is, ultimately, we’re dealing with a character that most can’t see the way that I can see it (Comedy Quotes) I’m not a broad comedy guy. I’ve been funny in movies, but I’m not a comedian. I’m an actor who’s sometimes funny (Comedy Quotes) I’ve got a lot of nervous energy and I trip a lot. I don’t have a good equilibrium. In the places where the physical comedy was necessary, it came very naturally and it was fun (Comedy Quotes) The comedy really comes from how badly you want these characters to succeed and with a comedy that’s often hard (Comedy Quotes) I like broad comedy. If I had an idea tomorrow for a film that was all slapstick and broad comedy, and it was an idea that interested me, I would not hesitate to do it because I enjoy watching these kinds of film (Comedy Quotes) A romantic comedy has to be funny and make you think about life; but the obstacle that has to be overcome is key (Comedy Quotes)

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