Dark comedy helped me survive.

“He and many others helped me survive. "There are days I can't breathe because I'm too scared to walk out the door alone, but…

— Adam A. Fox

I didn't survive because I was stronger than others. I survived because my family and friends helped me to survive. They took my place.…

— Rithy Panh

Knowing about comedy has helped me with the drama. To see people laugh, it's like there are moments of catharsis in the middle of…

— Steve Coogan

Comedy helped me open up and be vulnerable with people and actually listen when people talk.

— Chris Redd

Comedy has helped me as a Black woman speak up for myself and not apologize right after, whether it's more money or more ketchup…

— Michelle Buteau

Heavy role in the movies that I've done that I have loved and fit my soul; A Simple Plan, Monster's Ball, Sling Blade, One…

— Billy Bob Thornton

I'm comfortable with dark comedy.

— Tim Dillon

People hit the sauce in a big way all winter. Amidst blizzards they wrestle unsuccessfully with the dark comedy of their lives, laughter trapped…

— Amy Gerstler

All I cared about was the music, like hearing Townes [ Van Zandt] talking about "For the sake of the song"; it's all that…

— Steve Young

We can only control how we react and how we respond, and that complex but so simple idea helped me survive.

— Alex Smith

My understanding of voodoo is that it was important to the people who practiced it because it helped them survive. There are practical ways…

— Jesmyn Ward

You have learned what you have learned very well. It has helped you survive.

— Virginia Satir

My rebelliousness in Sierra Leone helped me survive there, and it stayed with me until I moved to the States and realized I was…

— Michaela DePrince

A free, analytical and questioning press must be helped survive.

— Xavier Niel

We have gone through some difficult times like everyone else and perhaps our working together and respecting each other's abilities, in addition to that…

— Cynthia Weil