Lincoln called laughter "the joyous, beautiful, universal evergreen of life." — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I knew how to come up with jokes at someone's expense really fast. — Catherine Reitman Copy Share Image
Just because we wear hair extensions and make-up doesn't mean we're the punchline for every joke. — Emily Atack Copy Share Image
Everything can be made fun of. The most serious things are ripe for making fun of them. — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
And I laugh at myself when I screw things up, which happens all the time. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I love comedies, and I like sometimes comedies have a tendency to get a bit lazy. 'The Other Guys' was not lazy. — Louis Leterrier Copy Share Image
In school, I was playing old men and women, babies, Russian people, and all sorts of weird parts - a lot of… — Taylor Schilling Copy Share Image
We all look to have transcendent experiences that lift us out of the everyday, and fear is a good one. But, I… — Adam Arkin Copy Share Image
A lot of people who do drama say comedy is the hardest thing, but, not wanting to sound like a bighead, comedy… — Nick Frost Copy Share Image
I don't stay in the genre because I just like all stories that have a smart hook in them and I can… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
We each have our own style but yeah, when you boil it down like there are certain things that human beings just… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
Part of what I do comes from the fact that I don't know any jokes to tell. And when I do they're… — Paul Reubens Copy Share Image
I love doing comedy. One of my favorite things in the world is to do 'Parks and Recreation'; a big fun character. — Ben Schwartz Copy Share Image
“If God’s suggesting that I am expected to do good and also obligated to manufacture a genuine desire for it, this boat’s… — Geoffrey Wood Copy Share Image
A friend of mine is trying to do a documentary where he brings Jewish and Arab comedians to occupied territories in Israel.… — Harold Ramis Copy Share Image
A stupid person laughs three times at a joke; once when everyone else is laughing, a second time when he actually gets… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I really like the "two is better than three" line. People ask me is this drama or comedy? I just think the… — Tommy Wiseau Copy Share Image
“A sense of humor is a serious business; and it isn't funny, not having one. Watch the humorless closely: the cocked and… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
In the West audiences think I am a stereotyped action star, or that I always play hitmen or killers. But in Hong… — Chow Yun-Fat Copy Share Image
The basic function of a comic is stand-up because it's so straightforward and simple. If the audience don't laugh, you didn't do… — Marcus Brigstocke Copy Share Image
Long before the idea of a writer's conference was a glimmer in anyone's eye, writers learned by reading the work of their… — Francine Prose Copy Share Image
I'm not hurting anybody. Comedy's all about innuendo. I'm putting it out there just like anybody else. — Jeff Ross Copy Share Image
“A nation forgetting its own laughter is in a sad state of affairs” — Sherry Marie Gallagher Copy Share Image
I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It's a valid test of your creative abilities. — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
It's the cushiest job, but some lines are so funny that I crack up. — Dan Castellaneta Copy Share Image
I love hard punch lines, and I like anything that has a strong point of view. — Natasha Leggero Copy Share Image
Comedy is not easy to begin with, but comedy that also dances with drama - it's so hard. — Dan Levy Copy Share Image
Doing comedy is as easy as doing anything else. You're dependent totally on the material. — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing. — Laura Ingalls Wilder Copy Share Image
Stand-up's hard. It's one of the hardest things in the world, and it's really lonely. — Alex Borstein Copy Share Image
Sometimes comedy can be, like, negative and just the worst parts of ourselves coming out. — Erik Griffin Copy Share Image
Sometimes I yell at my cancer cells, sometimes I make myself laugh. — Valerie Harper Copy Share Image
Romantic comedies are built to be light. They're built for a certain buoyancy. — Matthew McConaughey Copy Share Image
“He knew you can't really be strong until you can see a funny side of things.” — Ken Kesey Copy Share Image
