--- title: "3 Comedic Quotes By Jonah Hill" description: "3 Comedic quotes by Jonah Hill. Plus more from Jonah Hill and more Comedic sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/jonah-hill-3023_cold_when-someone-who-is-known-as-a-comedic-a_950157.png" --- > [When someone who is known as a comedic actor goes to drama, it often doesn't work out, because they really just chose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/when-someone-who-is-known-as-a-comedic-actor-goes-to-drama-it-often/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/jonah-hill-3023_cold_when-someone-who-is-known-as-a-comedic-a_950157.png) > [When someone who is known as a comedic actor goes to drama, it often doesn't work out, because they really just chose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/when-someone-who-is-known-as-a-comedic-actor-goes-to-drama-it-often-2/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/jonah-hill-3023_actors_when-someone-who-is-known-as-a-comedic-a_1087509.png) > [My heroes are Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman. Those are the two actors that both do comedies and dramas, seamlessly. Also John…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/my-heroes-are-bill-murray-and-dustin-hoffman-those-are-the-two-actors/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/jonah-hill-3023_actor_my-heroes-are-bill-murray-and-dustin-hof_1709755.png) ## More by Jonah Hill > [It wasn't like, 'I'ma lose weight and start doing dramas.' I wanted to be healthier, and that was the impetus for wanting to lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/it-wasn-t-like-i-ma-lose-weight-and-start-doing-dramas-i-wanted-to-be/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [Is it weird that I think of myself as a 'Gary Oldman in True Romance' type?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/is-it-weird-that-i-think-of-myself-as-a-gary-oldman-in-true-romance/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/it-s-always-better-to-shock-people-and-change-people-s-expectations/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [I mostly like documentaries, so I always think things that happened in real life are so astounding that why would you make a movie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/i-mostly-like-documentaries-so-i-always-think-things-that-happened-in/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [You guys called the cops to get your frisbee out of the pond? Is this really a police matter?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/you-guys-called-the-cops-to-get-your-frisbee-out-of-the-pond-is-this/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [It's almost like, when someone plays poker for the first time, they might be a professional poker player out of ignorance, just accidentally winning.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/it-s-almost-like-when-someone-plays-poker-for-the-first-time-they/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [I think what he means is that he will punch you so many times around the genital region that your dick will fall off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/i-think-what-he-means-is-that-he-will-punch-you-so-many-times-around-2/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [Every time you're directing a movie you're kind of building a temporary business. You're hiring all these heads of departments, and it definitely feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/every-time-you-re-directing-a-movie-you-re-kind-of-building-a/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [I always wanted to be a film-maker when I was younger, not an actor. I was an eight-year-old who dreamed of being a writer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/i-always-wanted-to-be-a-film-maker-when-i-was-younger-not-an-actor-i/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [I want to meet the man who saw a turtle and said, "People will LOVE the ninja version of that."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/i-want-to-meet-the-man-who-saw-a-turtle-and-said-people-will-love-the/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [It's harder to be funny if you're handsome than if you're very normal-looking. It's just more relatable. You're the underdog. I mean it's funny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/it-s-harder-to-be-funny-if-you-re-handsome-than-if-you-re-very-normal/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [You DO have the right to be an attorney, if you want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/you-do-have-the-right-to-be-an-attorney-if-you-want-to/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [I think a lot of actors, sometimes what happens I think is that actors finish a movie and they go, 'Oh my god, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/i-think-a-lot-of-actors-sometimes-what-happens-i-think-is-that-actors/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [I mean, being shot in slow motion doing cocaine by Martin Scorsese is, like, maybe every actor's dream. Nothing will compare to it. Except…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/i-mean-being-shot-in-slow-motion-doing-cocaine-by-martin-scorsese-is/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > ['Funny People' is my favorite performance of myself to date. Even though it's a comedy and there are serious moments, I really felt like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/funny-people-is-my-favorite-performance-of-myself-to-date-even-though/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedic/jonah-hill/#itemlist", "name": "3 Comedic Quotes By Jonah Hill", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When someone who is known as a comedic actor goes to drama, it often doesn't work out, because they really just chose wrong, I think - or maybe they're just not good actors. 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