since piety has become the fashion at Court, dramatic authors imagine that their pieces would be more welcome if they added in… — Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans Copy Share Image
I realised that all one really had to do was just observe. Observe and slightly exaggerate, and you had comedy. Instead of… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
I think I'm not uber into the comedy scene, but I love to laugh, especially in our business, where you're always front… — John Cena Copy Share Image
I'd love to do a comedy. Umm, I don't know when that will happen - maybe when I'm, like, 80 or something.… — Lena Headey Copy Share Image
The embarrassment of a situation can, once you are over it, be the funniest time in your life. And I suppose a… — Miranda Hart Copy Share Image
Most of our occupations are low comedy.... We must play our part duly, but as the part of a borrowed character. Of… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in being the damsel in distress; I want someone who has her own storyline and her own mission -… — Eleanor Tomlinson Copy Share Image
Comedy keeps the heart sweet; but we all know that there is wholesome refreshment for both mind and heart in an occasional… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Here's the thing about Jews in Hollywood. Not to stereotype, but the Jews I know here are the funniest, most self-deprecating people… — Ben Feldman Copy Share Image
When you're at a comedy club, if you're not funny, you don't work. People will let you know, whether it's by booing… — Brad Stine Copy Share Image
Well, it's so cheesy to say but you can't find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
Comedy, I'm still in awe of. I think you need a comic genius somewhere in the mix. It's got to be the… — John Hillcoat Copy Share Image
When the target audience is American teenage kids, you can have problems. My generation prized really fine acting and writing. Sometimes you… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
The biggest challenge [making Pineapple Express] was that we had a comedy budget. We really got excited the more we got into… — Seth Rogen Copy Share Image
Only recently - about five minutes ago, relative to the long-running human comedy - have parents been driving themselves to distraction by… — George Will Copy Share Image
Years of doing comedy and doing improv comedy taught me so many things about pacing, timing, stamina, how to manage physicality -… — Greta Lee Copy Share Image
Steven Alan Green is ONE funny writer ---- Everything I read of yours makes me laugh and think - Not just the… — Taylor Negron Copy Share Image
It started when I did a 20-minute act in the comedy clubs and only had enough material for 17 minutes, so I… — Omid Djalili Copy Share Image
Especially when you're faced with hard times, you need to remember that life is either tragedy or comedy. For me, that's what… — Katherine Applegate Copy Share Image
I think I'll always be linked to comedy. There is something about it that's such a beautiful thing. The world of drama… — Doc Brown Copy Share Image
I never had an aversion because I was active in the drama club. If I had that aversion I certainly wouldn't put… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
The world has wanted me to speak differently than I speak. You know, I speak like my mom; I speak like, you… — Jordan Peele Copy Share Image
Comedy is an indoors thing, so I take every opportunity to go outside. A lot of that involves finding places that are… — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
We're going to continue to focus on family comedies because that is something that our audience really comes to ABC for. But… — Channing Dungey Copy Share Image
I don't think comedy is something you learn. I think it's something that's either there or it's not. When I read a… — Jessica Walter Copy Share Image
The best version of comedy is when you can get to an issue where, at some point, you're not firmly on one… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
I always felt like the best comedy came out of sadness, and some of my favourite shows growing up - a lot… — Raphael Bob-Waksberg Copy Share Image
I come from a very expressive family, so it's really not surprising that we became actors. There was a lot of real-life… — John Turturro Copy Share Image
I've never tried fatback. Probably 'cause it's called fatback. I don't know which word creeps me out more: fat or back. Why… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I think in a lot of romantic comedies it ends with a kiss, and I feel like in modern day relationships, and… — Elizabeth Meriwether Copy Share Image
It's very hard to watch comedy for me, when I'm doing a comedy show, because I either watch a show and I… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
TV is easier: it's all planned out for you, and the audience is there to see a show and they are all… — Drew Carey Copy Share Image
I just love entertaining. I will do anything - stand-up comedy, video games, fencing, internet shorts - I just want to keep… — Matthew Gray Gubler Copy Share Image
You can figure out how bad a person you are by how soon after September 11th you masturbated, like how long you… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
What I didn't realize is that the writing process for comedies is that you do your table read, and if you aren't… — David Morse Copy Share Image
Although I love all genres, I really love to play in two main arenas: Comedy and Thriller/Horror. In either genre I love… — Kyle Cassie Copy Share Image
Let's face it: families behind closed doors are the funniest thing ever - the way people talk to each other, the way… — Wendi McLendon-Covey Copy Share Image
There's this misconception that comedy and music go together. They don't. Comedians can't compete with rock stars; they're just not on the… — Michael Ian Black Copy Share Image
I knew I didn't want to be a doctor but didn't know what I wanted to do. I prayed, and all I… — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing. We set no styles, no standards. We're reflections. It's a distorted mirror in the fun… — Alan King Copy Share Image