You can't do anything to be funny. That's cringeworthy. If your humor comes out of a place of love every time, you… — John Krasinski Copy Share Image
Although I had good hand-eye coordination, I was so tall and skinny and muscularly weak that I just was not well coordinated.… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I was terrified when my doctor told me that I had a unique and interesting personality trait, but then he told me… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
There's that great Bill Hicks line - the comedian - where he says, "Are you proud to be an American?" "I don't… — Josh Radnor Copy Share Image
When I get up in the morning, I go and I work with beautiful women and charming men and funny comedians and… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
When a man carries a gun all the time, the respect he thinks he's getting might really be fear. So I don't… — Andy Griffith Copy Share Image
I wanted to be like an actor or a comedian for a little while, because I was always wanting to make people… — Gemma Ward Copy Share Image
I'm not really trying to be a stand-up comedian. I have a huge amount of respect for the guys who do it.… — Blake Griffin Copy Share Image
Whatever happens in life can happen on the stage, but as a comedian you should always be clear what your target is.… — Ben Miller Copy Share Image
I used to have a theory actually that, if you've had a good childhood, a good marriage and a little bit of… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
Anyone you give a ton of money to is going to go slightly crazy. I don't think comedians are particularly special in… — Nick Kroll Copy Share Image
I'm not saying being a comedian is brain surgery, but it is definitely - it's like being a carpenter. You learn how… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
Being a comedian, all the stress is there in the moment of doing it. The rest of it is mint: you hang… — Rose Matafeo Copy Share Image
I try not to focus on politics too much - I would never be described as a hugely political woman - but… — Katherine Ryan Copy Share Image
It's also that comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. It's more… — Rachel Weisz Copy Share Image
You know, I'm a comedian the same as Bill Maher and Jon Stewart. We all came up the same way. The three… — Joy Behar Copy Share Image
If you watch most of the stuff on TV and in movies, it's usually put-down humor. It's like somebody being mean or… — Paul Rust Copy Share Image
As a comedian, I am obligated to tell you the truth, my truth. To share with you my beliefs, my perspective. And… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
As a standup comedian, you have to develop a sense of fearlessness. It's really important for your livelihood and your well-being. And… — John DiMaggio Copy Share Image
No matter how big a comedian gets, they're ultimately all just a bunch of nerds with their weird insecurities. You realize these… — Reggie Watts Copy Share Image
I owe my whole acting career to the fact that I'm a singer. I went out to Los Angeles and auditioned for… — Christian Kane Copy Share Image
Either you're a political comedian or you're a stand-up. Just talking about politics isn't enough. People who talk about airplane food, you… — Sam Seder Copy Share Image
I'm standing behind a wall of jokes. You don't know about my personal life, my girlfriends, or what I do when I'm… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
For the most part, comedians are pretty friendly with each other. They always say they badmouth each other, but most of the… — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
You can't be a great comedian without having self-awareness about others or your own faults. You need a strong sense of self… — Billy Eichner Copy Share Image
People are constantly saying, 'How's it feel to have such an impact?' I just want to be funny. I'm a comedian, not… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
In L.A., there could be a million delusional comedians or actors and they all blend in together and no one is ever… — Amy Miller Copy Share Image
Every comedian works differently. Some comedians might do just observational stuff and they don't do anything personal, and other people.. everything they… — Brian Regan Copy Share Image
I was immediately into all the great movie comedians - Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder. Everything those guys had… — Doug Benson Copy Share Image
Jewish comedians do the best Jewish jokes, and anyone else doing that, they don't have a right to, because they're not coming… — Simon Pegg Copy Share Image
I grew up in a food-obsessed Italian family, so food was always front and center in my life. I was a food… — Nadia Giosia Copy Share Image
Comics write to their point of view. If you're an exceedingly irreverent comedian, you've got to see where that point of view… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
Whether people know the evolution of the conversation or not, I don't know, but thematically, as a comedian, I stay in the… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
Whatever comedian says he doesn't read comments, I never believe him, because we all have the same pathological problem to see what… — Joe Mande Copy Share Image
I would say the more significant factor of my starting late is that I developed a sufficiently thick skin to be able… — Greg Davies Copy Share Image
The best thing about being a comedian is that, unlike the other jobs I've had, none of the bad things seem to… — Jon Richardson Copy Share Image
It never dawned on me that I had the option of becoming a comedian. I come from a little dirt street town… — Ron White Copy Share Image
Ego is hilarious - especially the vanity of a comedian. As soon as you see one start worrying about how cool he… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
We were against the war in Vietnam and for voter registration and social issues. Everybody has their choices, and the obligation of… — Tom Smothers Copy Share Image
The role of a comedian is to go in and make something funny. That might be a situation where I'm writing, a… — Wyatt Cenac Copy Share Image
