The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed. — Bennett Cerf Copy Share Image
When you laugh with good-hearted innocence at your own creations, you are free. — Barbara Marciniak Copy Share Image
Comedians are really writers who don't have pens and pencils about them, but they riff. — Carl Reiner Copy Share Image
In his life, [Dalton] Trumbo uses wit and comedy to fight these very high-stakes battles. — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
Comedy always came easier for me. But I would have loved to have been an action hero. — Fred Willard Copy Share Image
I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I'm an old-fashioned gal. — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat. — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Im literally my own best friend. I have inside jokes with myself, sometimes Ill start laughing out loud at how funny I… — Ted Copy Share Image
A major criterion for judging the anxiety level of any society is the loss of its capacity to be playful. — Edwin H Friedman Copy Share Image
Anyone in the humor business isn't thinking clearly if he doesn't surround himself with idea people. Otherwise, you settle for mediocrity -… — Hank Ketcham Copy Share Image
Yes, I was hired by Universal because they needed a comedy director. They had seen Scandal and liked it. I saw an… — Douglas Sirk Copy Share Image
I think the hard thing for young comedians is that the majority of the young people in the audience out there don't… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don't really think of myself as 'writing humor.' I'm simply reporting on the world I… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“Have a good laugh at this, ... Deep down, I never for a second never thought they would find anything.” — Tana French Copy Share Image
I always enjoy the scenes with Dennis Waterman, particularly when we're playing comedy, we're always finding stuff together and he's very immediate. — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
Laughter appears to stand in need of an echo, Listen to it carefully: it is not an articulate, clear, well-defined sound; it… — Henri Bergson Copy Share Image
Comedians are like pop bands. When you're young, you have ruddy principles and don't do old stuff because you don't want to… — Harry Enfield Copy Share Image
My general advice for writers/comedians is, make stuff you like and are proud of. Put it in a place where people can… — Josh Gondelman Copy Share Image
There is that stereotype of a nerd with the high pants and pocket protector and that kind of thing. That can sustain… — Johnny Galecki Copy Share Image
The Republicans tend to choose the candidate who came in second place in the last election, and Democrats tend to move on.… — Brian Schweitzer Copy Share Image
What you never want to do is have a story that doesn't track emotionally, because then you're going joke to joke and… — Paul Feig Copy Share Image
My two souls, the socially conscious one and the lighthearted one, are always in my movies because they find a perfect habitat… — Lina Wertmuller Copy Share Image
Humour very often consists of shrewd perceptions about people. It's usually fun at someone's expense. Nowadays if you're funny at anybody's expense… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image