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Comedy Quotes

I got involved in improv comedy. It settled me down when I was getting wild. I was sort of an evil teenager smashing up my cars and drinking and driving, let’s just say, a lot Picture Quote #1

I realized, dumb people don’t know they’re dumb. When people try to make me laugh and they try to be funny, that’s when they lose me. I find a lot of comedy in honesty Picture Quote #1

I started doing comedy with no plan to do voice work. Voice work came as a function of doing comedy and meeting people who eventually develop shows like that. I didn’t seek out from an early age to be on cartoons Picture Quote #1

The very first time I did standup, I went to an open mike on the Lower East Side at a place that doesn’t exist anymore. And it was one of those open mikes that wasn’t really just for comedy Picture Quote #1

I would be an idiot to say comedy is easy, but it does come naturally. It never feels forced Picture Quote #1

I’m not a child star, but you could say that I’ve grown up on TV. I went from being an unknown, down-and-out comic from Brooklyn and the Bronx to being a regular character on a major network comedy called ‘Martin.’ From there I went on to become the most notable black comic on ‘Saturday Night Live’ since Eddie Murphy Picture Quote #1

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Friends’ was an education in intelligent comedic banter; in intelligent vernacular. It was an education in scene study. It was an education in group dynamic. I came out of there with a master’s degree in comedy Picture Quote #1

Element of surprise is really fun for me in comedy. I have to be surprised, and everything’s been done Picture Quote #1

I think in the world we need more comedy. I wish so much that we could embrace that side of us more. I love to escape through watching comedy, and I wish for more of that in the future Picture Quote #1

You know, comedy’s hard. With drama, you have a responsibility to the emotional truth, but with comedy, you have emotional truth and you have technique on top of it Picture Quote #1

I love physical comedy. Comedy that comes from an emotional place is amazing too and lets me develop in a new way as an actor 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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I think in some parts of our English history we’ve had huge amounts of almost too much great comedy. You kind of wonder how so much great work could come out of one country Picture Quote #1

Postmodern comedy doesn’t work well with very old audiences, because it’s making fun of the comedy they enjoy 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

The older I’ve gotten, the more the need to exert comedy no matter how tragic a character I may be portraying because they are essentials for presenting truth Picture Quote #1

Scotland needs comedy more than ever. With the independence debate, finally after 300 years, reaching room temperature Picture Quote #1

I think everyone’s different but in comedy, I try to do my scene to make the director and the other actors laugh. If I can make them laugh and we have the same sensibility, then I’m on the right page Picture Quote #1

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There’s got to be structure and great comedy. When you start with that, everything else falls into place Picture Quote #1

I think when I was getting into directing, or wanting to be a director, when I was a teenager, the two films that really inspired me were Raising Arizona and Evil Dead II. And in the case of the former, I thought, Wow. Why don’t all comedies look like this? And then as I started doing comedy, particularly when I started doing it on TV Picture Quote #1

I would be really excellent in a horror film because I have a great scream. I’d be really good in a comedy too. I’m top, top, top quality Picture Quote #1

I never have broken up in comedy, ever. There’s something about me that I just don’t break on camera - maybe because I’m just so cheap, and I know how expensive it is to shoot - but I broke on ‘Sordid Lives,’ and I broke on ‘The Office.’ Those are the only two times in my life Picture Quote #1

I was always self-conscious about the fact that I didn’t have as much comedy experience as other people at ‘SNL,’ and I kept thinking they were going to realize they’d made a mistake by hiring me Picture Quote #1

Comedy is defiance. It’s a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it’s the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale Picture Quote #1

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My thinking is, if we’re setting out to make comedy in which nothing is off limits, then everybody is fair game Picture Quote #1

For me, comedy is constantly presented as this fake casualness, like a guy just walked on stage going, ‘This crazy thing happened to me the other day.’ And he’s in front of 3000 people, and he’s acting like an everyman, and he’s getting paid so much money Picture Quote #1

[Hollywood] is obviously so fake, but then comedy is this little carve-out of sincerity. I love it. I get to be funny and do this Picture Quote #1

The thing is, comedy’s gone in a weird direction. People are really into ironic comedy and fakeness and cleverness 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

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

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I got involved in improv comedy. It settled me down when I was getting wild. I was sort of an evil teenager smashing up my cars and drinking and driving, let’s just say, a lot. (Comedy Quotes) I realized, dumb people don’t know they’re dumb. When people try to make me laugh and they try to be funny, that’s when they lose me. I find a lot of comedy in honesty. (Comedy Quotes) I started doing comedy with no plan to do voice work. Voice work came as a function of doing comedy and meeting people who eventually develop shows like that. I didn’t seek out from an early age to be on cartoons. (Comedy Quotes) The very first time I did standup, I went to an open mike on the Lower East Side at a place that doesn’t exist anymore. And it was one of those open mikes that wasn’t really just for comedy. (Comedy Quotes) I would be an idiot to say comedy is easy, but it does come naturally. It never feels forced. (Comedy Quotes) I’m not a child star, but you could say that I’ve grown up on TV. I went from being an unknown, down-and-out comic from Brooklyn and the Bronx to being a regular character on a major network comedy called ‘Martin.’ From there I went on to become the most notable black comic on ‘Saturday Night Live’ since Eddie Murphy. (Comedy Quotes) Friends’ was an education in intelligent comedic banter; in intelligent vernacular. It was an education in scene study. It was an education in group dynamic. I came out of there with a master’s degree in comedy. (Comedy Quotes) Element of surprise is really fun for me in comedy. I have to be surprised, and everything’s been done. (Comedy Quotes) I think in the world we need more comedy. I wish so much that we could embrace that side of us more. I love to escape through watching comedy, and I wish for more of that in the future. (Comedy Quotes) You know, comedy’s hard. With drama, you have a responsibility to the emotional truth, but with comedy, you have emotional truth and you have technique on top of it. (Comedy Quotes) I love physical comedy. Comedy that comes from an emotional place is amazing too and lets me develop in a new way as an actor. (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) I think in some parts of our English history we’ve had huge amounts of almost too much great comedy. You kind of wonder how so much great work could come out of one country. (Comedy Quotes) Postmodern comedy doesn’t work well with very old audiences, because it’s making fun of the comedy they enjoy. (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) The older I’ve gotten, the more the need to exert comedy no matter how tragic a character I may be portraying because they are essentials for presenting truth. (Comedy Quotes) Scotland needs comedy more than ever. With the independence debate, finally after 300 years, reaching room temperature. (Comedy Quotes) I think everyone’s different but in comedy, I try to do my scene to make the director and the other actors laugh. If I can make them laugh and we have the same sensibility, then I’m on the right page. (Comedy Quotes) There’s got to be structure and great comedy. When you start with that, everything else falls into place. (Comedy Quotes) I think when I was getting into directing, or wanting to be a director, when I was a teenager, the two films that really inspired me were Raising Arizona and Evil Dead II. And in the case of the former, I thought, Wow. Why don’t all comedies look like this? And then as I started doing comedy, particularly when I started doing it on TV. (Comedy Quotes) I would be really excellent in a horror film because I have a great scream. I’d be really good in a comedy too. I’m top, top, top quality. (Comedy Quotes) I never have broken up in comedy, ever. There’s something about me that I just don’t break on camera - maybe because I’m just so cheap, and I know how expensive it is to shoot - but I broke on ‘Sordid Lives,’ and I broke on ‘The Office.’ Those are the only two times in my life. (Comedy Quotes) I was always self-conscious about the fact that I didn’t have as much comedy experience as other people at ‘SNL,’ and I kept thinking they were going to realize they’d made a mistake by hiring me. (Comedy Quotes) Comedy is defiance. It’s a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it’s the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale. (Comedy Quotes) My thinking is, if we’re setting out to make comedy in which nothing is off limits, then everybody is fair game. (Comedy Quotes) For me, comedy is constantly presented as this fake casualness, like a guy just walked on stage going, ‘This crazy thing happened to me the other day.’ And he’s in front of 3000 people, and he’s acting like an everyman, and he’s getting paid so much money. (Comedy Quotes) [Hollywood] is obviously so fake, but then comedy is this little carve-out of sincerity. I love it. I get to be funny and do this. (Comedy Quotes) The thing is, comedy’s gone in a weird direction. People are really into ironic comedy and fakeness and cleverness. (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) 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)

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