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Comedy Quotes

When I was a student I was very, very ambitious, completely immersed in my comedy career. I never had that period of reckless hedonism that you should get out of your system in your youth Picture Quote #1

There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy. Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them Picture Quote #1

I feel that if you can play on the streets or in a comedy club, then in a theatre it’s a doddle because you’ve got an audience Picture Quote #1

One thing that bugs me in comedy is when somebody does a fake cry, you know, like they fake cry in a comedy. But in a drama they’ll really cry. That bugs me Picture Quote #1

It’s so hard for me to kind of fall in love with comedy, but if something comes my way... I mean, I loved ‘Weird,’ I thought that was a really fun character Picture Quote #1

‘King of California’ was just, I thought, a really great, fresh, original kind of script. I loved the tone, the mix of tragedy, comedy, and drama, and that it was a good part Picture Quote #1

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I love going to the movie theatre, seeing live comedy, and going to amusement parks Picture Quote #1

I want to do more comedy... I’ve done a couple TV shows that had some comedy going on Picture Quote #1

The last thing I want to do is use my comedy as a partisan tool or as a method for preaching Picture Quote #1

If you’re doing an animated comedy on the same channel as ‘South Park,’ no one can really tell you anything. The bar has been set so high Picture Quote #1

It just seems to me that there’s no particular reason comedy albums should be dead. There’s a lot to laugh at. We have very funny people, still Picture Quote #1

The big challenge for me is that my nature is more towards comedy, so I understand when a comedy thing is working; I know when I’m not bored in a comedy Picture Quote #1

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When you do something unusual, the audience doesn’t 100 percent know what you’re up to in the beginning. And if you’re doing a character comedy, they haven’t learned the characters yet Picture Quote #1

One of my favorite comedy performances of all time is Charles Grodin in ‘Midnight Run,’ and in a lot of things he’s done. I think he’s hilarious as the straight man, playing it real Picture Quote #1

In the beginning of my career, all I did was drama, and I couldn’t get arrested doing comedy; nobody would hire me Picture Quote #1

‘Monty Python’ and ‘The Simpsons’ have ruined comedy for writers for the rest of our lives Picture Quote #1

I think most of my tastes were British, as far as comedy went, when I was growing up Picture Quote #1

People see me on the ‘Daily Show’ or ‘About a Boy’. But the reality is that I only got into this business to do standup comedy Picture Quote #1

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With drama, you know if you’re having a true moment, but in comedy, if somebody doesn’t laugh, then you know you’re not being funny. That’s a really fun challenge, and that’s what draws me to comedy Picture Quote #1

Anyone who thinks they can write the perfect comedy that everyone will love is a fool. I can only write what I think is funny and hope that there is a likeminded audience out there Picture Quote #1

I really, really enjoy comedy. I think that’s one of my strong suits. It’s my zone. And people don’t expect it from me, which is a whammy Picture Quote #1

I’m becoming more and more confident and am falling more and more in love with the whole world of comedy, and I think that’s something that I really want to explore a lot more Picture Quote #1

I love comedy and did a lot of comedy in college. I was in an improv comedy group with my friends Picture Quote #1

I loved comedy, but I never saw myself as a sitcom guy. I envisioned myself doing an hour drama or doing movies Picture Quote #1

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I think people are purists about what sketch comedy should be, and I think sometimes having too much fun can be a little annoying to some people Picture Quote #1

I still want to do a romantic comedy or a western or a gritty independent film... there’s so much that I still want to do Picture Quote #1

My first film was a comedy, but after that I went always into more heavier stuff Picture Quote #1

I didn’t set out to be a villain in film. I’m a character actor, and if my first movie was a comedy, I could have played a geek just as well Picture Quote #1

I experimented with my own one-man show a couple of years ago in Aspen when HBO used to have their comedy festival there. I called it ‘A History of Me.’ Picture Quote #1

I was 10th of 11 kids in an alcoholic, abusive, poor family. We all want things that we can’t have. And I found comedy Picture Quote #1

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When I was a student I was very, very ambitious, completely immersed in my comedy career. I never had that period of reckless hedonism that you should get out of your system in your youth (Comedy Quotes) There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy. Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them (Comedy Quotes) I feel that if you can play on the streets or in a comedy club, then in a theatre it’s a doddle because you’ve got an audience (Comedy Quotes) One thing that bugs me in comedy is when somebody does a fake cry, you know, like they fake cry in a comedy. But in a drama they’ll really cry. That bugs me (Comedy Quotes) It’s so hard for me to kind of fall in love with comedy, but if something comes my way... I mean, I loved ‘Weird,’ I thought that was a really fun character (Comedy Quotes) ‘King of California’ was just, I thought, a really great, fresh, original kind of script. I loved the tone, the mix of tragedy, comedy, and drama, and that it was a good part (Comedy Quotes) I love going to the movie theatre, seeing live comedy, and going to amusement parks (Comedy Quotes) I want to do more comedy... I’ve done a couple TV shows that had some comedy going on (Comedy Quotes) The last thing I want to do is use my comedy as a partisan tool or as a method for preaching (Comedy Quotes) If you’re doing an animated comedy on the same channel as ‘South Park,’ no one can really tell you anything. The bar has been set so high (Comedy Quotes) It just seems to me that there’s no particular reason comedy albums should be dead. There’s a lot to laugh at. We have very funny people, still (Comedy Quotes) The big challenge for me is that my nature is more towards comedy, so I understand when a comedy thing is working; I know when I’m not bored in a comedy (Comedy Quotes) When you do something unusual, the audience doesn’t 100 percent know what you’re up to in the beginning. And if you’re doing a character comedy, they haven’t learned the characters yet (Comedy Quotes) One of my favorite comedy performances of all time is Charles Grodin in ‘Midnight Run,’ and in a lot of things he’s done. I think he’s hilarious as the straight man, playing it real (Comedy Quotes) In the beginning of my career, all I did was drama, and I couldn’t get arrested doing comedy; nobody would hire me (Comedy Quotes) ‘Monty Python’ and ‘The Simpsons’ have ruined comedy for writers for the rest of our lives (Comedy Quotes) I think most of my tastes were British, as far as comedy went, when I was growing up (Comedy Quotes) People see me on the ‘Daily Show’ or ‘About a Boy’. But the reality is that I only got into this business to do standup comedy (Comedy Quotes) With drama, you know if you’re having a true moment, but in comedy, if somebody doesn’t laugh, then you know you’re not being funny. That’s a really fun challenge, and that’s what draws me to comedy (Comedy Quotes) Anyone who thinks they can write the perfect comedy that everyone will love is a fool. I can only write what I think is funny and hope that there is a likeminded audience out there (Comedy Quotes) I really, really enjoy comedy. I think that’s one of my strong suits. It’s my zone. And people don’t expect it from me, which is a whammy (Comedy Quotes) I’m becoming more and more confident and am falling more and more in love with the whole world of comedy, and I think that’s something that I really want to explore a lot more (Comedy Quotes) I love comedy and did a lot of comedy in college. I was in an improv comedy group with my friends (Comedy Quotes) I loved comedy, but I never saw myself as a sitcom guy. I envisioned myself doing an hour drama or doing movies (Comedy Quotes) I think people are purists about what sketch comedy should be, and I think sometimes having too much fun can be a little annoying to some people (Comedy Quotes) I still want to do a romantic comedy or a western or a gritty independent film... there’s so much that I still want to do (Comedy Quotes) My first film was a comedy, but after that I went always into more heavier stuff (Comedy Quotes) I didn’t set out to be a villain in film. I’m a character actor, and if my first movie was a comedy, I could have played a geek just as well (Comedy Quotes) I experimented with my own one-man show a couple of years ago in Aspen when HBO used to have their comedy festival there. I called it ‘A History of Me.’ (Comedy Quotes) I was 10th of 11 kids in an alcoholic, abusive, poor family. We all want things that we can’t have. And I found comedy (Comedy Quotes)

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