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title: "9 Comedic Actress Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Comedic Actress quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Comedic Actress sayings and thoughts."
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> [I really fancied myself a comedic actress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lizzy-caplan/i-really-fancied-myself-a-comedic-actress/)

[Lizzy Caplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lizzy-caplan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/lizzy-caplan-7868_actress_i-really-fancied-myself-a-comedic-actres_1233010.jpg)

> [Before I did 'How I Met Your Mother,' I was not considered a comedic actress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cobie-smulders/before-i-did-how-i-met-your-mother-i-was-not-considered-a-comedic/)

[Cobie Smulders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cobie-smulders/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f1/cobie-smulders-3664_actress_before-i-did-how-i-met-your-mother-i-was_1489060.png)

> [I'd like to keep exploring comedy. I didn't necessarily think of myself as a comedic actress, but it's a lot of fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamie-gummer/i-d-like-to-keep-exploring-comedy-i-didn-t-necessarily-think-of/)

[Mamie Gummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamie-gummer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/mamie-gummer-21836_actress_i-d-like-to-keep-exploring-comedy-i-didn_2560090.jpg)

> [I think I'm a better comedic actress than I am a dramatic actress, but everybody believes I'm this dramatic actress and I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraji-p-henson/i-think-i-m-a-better-comedic-actress-than-i-am-a-dramatic-actress-but/)

[Taraji P. Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraji-p-henson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/taraji-p-henson-8873_actresses_i-think-i-m-a-better-comedic-actress-tha_573539.jpg)

> [I always felt that I was more of an actress than a - I can't tell a joke to save my soul,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-burnett/i-always-felt-that-i-was-more-of-an-actress-than-a-i-can-t-tell-a/)

[Carol Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-burnett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/362/carol-burnett-3457_actresses_i-always-felt-that-i-was-more-of-an-actr_844948.png)

> [I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-think-it-s-actually-a-misperception-that-i-am-a-comedic-actress-i/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c86/octavia-spencer-6802_actresses_i-think-it-s-actually-a-misperception-th_3229637.jpg)

> [I sort of consider myself a comedic actress, not a comedienne. I think it's different. You know, I'm not a stand-up or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/i-sort-of-consider-myself-a-comedic-actress-not-a-comedienne-i-think/)

[Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b23/zooey-deschanel-1154_actresses_i-sort-of-consider-myself-a-comedic-actr_1336439.png)

> [I'm really silly. That's the thing that people don't get. I think I'm a stronger comedic actress than I am a dramatic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraji-p-henson/i-m-really-silly-that-s-the-thing-that-people-don-t-get-i-think-i-m-a/)

[Taraji P. Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraji-p-henson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81e/taraji-p-henson-8873_actresses_i-m-really-silly-that-s-the-thing-that-p_311695.jpg)

> [She was an absolute genius as a comedic actress, with an extraordinary sense for comedic dialogue. It was a God-given gift. Believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-wilder/she-was-an-absolute-genius-as-a-comedic-actress-with-an-extraordinary/)

[Billy Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-wilder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d48/billy-wilder-8818_absolutes_she-was-an-absolute-genius-as-a-comedic_1072213.jpg)

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