There aren't as many women in my industry in comedy as there should and could and hopefully will be, but it is… — Aisling Bea Copy Share Image
I don't want to play earnest. I'd rather play somebody who's kind of sleazy. It's much more fun, especially in a comedy.… — Jack Coleman Copy Share Image
“Wow, thank you so much for the compliment!" Patty answered brightly, to end things. At the time, she believed that it was… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
“I think my heart is defective," Jillian says. I have to force myself to smile Jan looks at me. I get the… — Heather Hepler Copy Share Image
“Mackay had just failed to tip the coat-check girl and was now blinking and working his arms into a too-small trench coat;… — Isabel Fonseca Copy Share Image
To love you is like learning in the kindergarten, honor your teacher with all the heart and soul. To love you is… — Ranjan Dey Copy Share Image
“I prefer to make my annotations 'hot on the heels', as it were, when the fortunes of battle, the worries, hopes and… — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
Comedy can be, especially in a writer's room, really aggressive, kind of a very male-dominated room, and it would be hard for… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
I read a lot. I spend of lot time thinking. It actually looks like I'm doing nothing, but... hanging out with clever… — Al Murray Copy Share Image
One of the great things about humor is, you can slip things past people with humor, you can use it as a… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
If anyone ever paid attention to my Twitter awhile back, I had a blast on there. I wrote whatever I wanted to… — Matt Mitrione Copy Share Image
I'd love to do comedy. I'd probably have to get my laughing fits in check, because generally if I've done comedy, I'm… — Nathalie Emmanuel Copy Share Image
For people who have done comedy after a certain point in time, I think there's a base level of, 'O.K., I think… — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
“He had a curiously stunted sense of humor and loved practical jokes that veered dangerously close to cruelty. Once on a hot… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
“Dorothy wants to talk to you. Don't ask her to eat with us." When Nora returned from the telephone she had a… — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
“A few said they'd be horses. Most said they'd be some sort of cat. My friend said she'd like to come back… — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
“The telltale clenching of hands into fists is all the invitation I need as I close the gap to hound his personal… — Poppet Copy Share Image
“You’re like seven feet tall, aren’t you?” “I am not seven feet tall,” he snapped at her as if she’d really insulted… — Shelly Laurenston Copy Share Image
When you start, it's not to do with the material so much. It's more to do with how you can control a… — Noel Fielding Copy Share Image
“fMr. Oswald places the telescope on the desk in front of us. "This," he says proudly, "Is a Broadhurst. It was the… — Wendy Mass Copy Share Image
Mostly, I stand in awe of the every day women I knew from childhood that I interact with on Facebook. They struggle… — Kambri Crews Copy Share Image
“The parasail's winch turned, winding up the line, pulling Ally and Serena lower and closer to him in a steady pull. A… — Linda Morris Copy Share Image
The Trump Card is appealing, grounded, smart, and has a sense of humor. Ivanka Trump proves that believing in yourself and working… — Anna Wintour Copy Share Image
“And then she started climbing/ The girl is in the seventh grade, and she's climbing a tree--way, way up in the tree.… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“When I was in eighth grade, I used a self-timing camera to take nude pictures of myself in various stages of erection.… — Dani Alexander Copy Share Image
“Did he mean me or Jenny Mullendore was a slut?" Joanne wondered. "Because honestly, I don't see how she has the time… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
Laughter is the very essence of religion. Seriousness is never religious, cannot be religious. Seriousness is of the ego, part of the… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Comedy is very disarming. It's a way to talk about things and still be light-hearted. And when it's done really well, you… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
“Feelings aren’t an absence of strength. I know this for sure. So why should I pretend to have a sense of humor… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
“New Rule: America has every right ot bitch about gas prices suddenly shooting up. How could we have known? Oh, wait, there… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
When you're a stand-up, you play in front of 600 people, and it's all about timing. I could never do stand-up comedy;… — Dean Norris Copy Share Image
I think that my ideas of the world are that it's random and cruel but kind of quite comical really, and therefore… — Alexei Sayle Copy Share Image
“Cyn stopped, drawing a deep breath. "Will you answer the fucking question or not? There's more at stake here than Raphael's Dick"… — D.B. Reynolds Copy Share Image
“The cord pulled taut and she rebounded, flying back up before falling again. As her velocity slowed, she opened her eyes and… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
'Feminist comedy,' practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that… — Grace Slick Copy Share Image
“Applying nail polish is an art. You need non-shaky hands. And a calm and Zen-like nature. I am not calm and have… — Kiran Manral Copy Share Image
“So, what are you doing with my little sister today?” Daniel asked. I closed my eyes in defeat. “I’m afraid I can’t… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“Well, child? Aren't you going to try to turn me into some kind of unspeakable creature? I don't think I shall bother,… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“I have never even idly thought for a single passing second that it might make my life nicer to have a small… — Tim Kreider Copy Share Image
“My father did not bring it up, but of course I knew that he had another reason to worry about my decision… — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
