I like to approach comedy from character, to have the…

I approach a comedy the same way I do a drama. I try to make it as real as possible.

— Mark Wahlberg

I think a lot of the instincts you have doing comedy are really the same for doing drama, in that it's essentially about listening.…

— Will Ferrell

I'm in the middle of an existential crisis in how I approach comedy about these big issues. I sometimes find, when I get drawn…

— Nish Kumar

If you try to go for a laugh, it's death to the comedy. Personally, that's how I approach comedy. But I'm no expert.

— Rachel Weisz

I always approach comedy roles pretending they aren't funny

— Brendan Fraser

I never approach comedy thinking 'I know it all.' Comedy is tough. To make people laugh is not easy.

— Diljit Dosanjh

Most books that come out with a comedy label seem to be, Eric [Wareheim] and I could have written, "This is our story, and…

— Tim Heidecker

The tendency in comedy is to have a character who's stupid get more stupid, because you're trying to top yourself and not just repeat.

— Matt Groening

A comedy isn't about being funny," said Mrs. Baker. "We talked about this before." "A comedy is about character who dare to know that…

— Gary D. Schmidt

Firstly, I am not a comedian. I have a sense of doing comedy but I am a character artist. If the character in the…

— Ashok Saraf

Approaching a comedy character is fun because you get to sit down with the director and ask, "What makes you laugh?" Then you end…

— Matthew Lewis

Comedy is all about the character. When you're too focused on the gags, the character suffers, and you don't get the laugh. Comedy has…

— Brett Gelman

It's very weird trying to imagine yourself as a 'comedy character.'

— Mae Martin

In comedy, you have to do all of the same stuff you do in drama and then put the comedy on top of it.…

— Jon Lovitz

I like grown-up comedy, where it's about character and attitude and life as opposed to obvious gross-out and jokes.

— Ricky Gervais