Comedy Quotes by Chris O'Dowd

8 Comedy quotes by Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd’s humor carries a gentle wit, delivering lines that feel both relaxed and sharply funny. These eight quotes capture his easygoing, relatable comedic perspective.

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When I was a kid, I wanted to be serious, like Daniel Day-Lewis. No one really dreams of being a comic actor,…

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In comedy it helps if there's a friendly atmosphere on the set.

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I'd like my super power to be puns; I'd like to be great at puns: pun power. Then I could go on…

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Comedy people are always present because they're always looking for the funniest version of whatever the line is. Sometimes theater people, where…

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I don't think the public here buy this idea that women and men speak different comedic languages.

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Reviewers are the worst laughers in the world.

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I get asked all the time if I want to do more dramatic acting, and I really doubt that dramatic actors get…

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Comedy writing is taking the brief thought and going with it.

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Put it this way: singing is not my day job.

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The cauliflower soup sounds so good. And the broccoli-melt sandwich. I've never heard of such a thing.

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I would be nothing if it wasn't for the town where I grew up and the people who gave me my inspiration.

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I'd like to think that I'm getting slightly more mature as time goes on, but I don't know if my fiancee would necessarily agree.

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I definitely enjoy an audience, when I'm performing. As I get older I'm kind of less comfortable at being demonstrative. I always fancied myself…

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I'm never overawed by a situation and I think that's because I've always looked several years older than I am. So because people were…

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When I was about 13 I realised girls weren't going to kiss me because I was a gigantic, weird looking creature from the depths.…

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The bottom line is that female writers aren't being given enough opportunities by male producers.

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The fame thing has happened very gradually, so I've been kind of lucky.

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I just am so tired of really badly written women. It's so boring.

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When I say I hate nostalgia, I hate things set in the recent past where everything is shiny and new.

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Well, when you're the youngest of five, parents kind of lose interest more and more through the children. I think my eldest brother was…

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I play very sweet characters, so people look at me like I'm the kid from 'The Wonder Years,' rather than Brad Pitt.

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I mean, I'm an uncle of seven or eight, and I don't mind it at all! Kids are great. Kids are the best six-hour…

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I come from a musical kind of family.

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