Comedy Quotes · Page 24

Mick Jagger's lips' so big, black people be going, "You got some big-ass lips!"

— Eddie Murphy

I'm full of ideas and general crackling chemistry and I can read the 'score' of a comedy as though it's a musical…

— Maureen Lipman

I wanted to be an English teacher. I wanted to do it for the corduroy jackets with patches on the side. When…

— John Krasinski

Accents are funny. It sets me apart from the other girls doing comedy. It gives me more—how do you say?—pop-oo-laaarrrity.

— Sofia Vergara

I like doing what I do, but I like having the opportunity to do different things, and obviously comedy would be a…

— Jason Wiles

There are some professions that culturally and sociologically take a long time to change, and because of that, there's still sexism in…

— Miranda Hart

I think my strength as a performer is my ability to straddle the fence between comedy and tragedy.

— Mariette Hartley

I'll get laughs in the places I don't want them and that makes me realize the direction I want to go in.…

— Baron Vaughn

I was crazy about silent comedy - in the old days, and crazy about Japanese movies.

— Keith Johnstone

Someone I've always admired is Catherine O'Hara... I think she's one of the best actresses in the country, not only comedy. I…

— Fred Willard

One of the great things about this cast is that we've been able to take actors of relatively the same age group…

— Alison Pill

In the movies I've done for Sony, they've never given me quadrant specific notes ever. They say "Keep making it. Just make…

— Will Gluck

I don't really dissect comedy. Nothing kills off humor more than overanalyzing it.

— David Steinberg

I think people don't understand that comedy is an outlet for me. Comedy allows me to get outside of myself, and exercise…

— Will Ferrell

The worst thing you can do as a comedy director is be on set and think of something ridiculous, or an actor…

— Todd Phillips

Race is still somewhat of a taboo in comedy. But if you're a minority, then you can make fun of your own…

— Emo Philips

My father is best known for his light comedies, and Im best known for crazy bad guys with short tempers.

— Vincent Cassel

Comedy is just complaining in an entertaining way, Enterplaining.

— Jerry Seinfeld

Science fiction and comedy are generally a pretty bumpy mix.

— Matt Groening

I have enjoyed doing some films as they were well written like 'Andaz Apna Apna,' 'Hera Pheri' and 'Cheeni Kum.' These films…

— Paresh Rawal

There are many hundreds of millions of people who have jobs harder than (mine), and I also remind myself of that every…

— Chris Gethard

I think comedy's harder to pull off on the screen than on the stage, anyway. Tragedy is easier on the screen... oddly…

— Sam Shepard

I once walked in on my grandparents making love...And that's why I don't eat raisins.

— Zach Galifianakis

When you are doing comedy, you need to get the right reaction from your partner.

— Upasana Singh

I love TV. I think I'd do a half-hour single-camera comedy.

— Lauren Graham