It is one of the defects of my character that I cannot altogether dislike anyone who makes me laugh. — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
The more I live, the more I think that humor is the saving sense. — Jacob August Riis Copy Share Image
It's always funny to watch the scene that you know took a thousand takes. — Annie Murphy Copy Share Image
I enjoy both comedy and drama, and have had memorable experiences in both film and T.V. — Jud Tylor Copy Share Image
Standup is really the only thing in the entertainment business that you do totally alone. — Brad Garrett Copy Share Image
Two types of people laugh at the law: those that break it and those that make it. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I suspect that when the truth ceases to be heartbreakingly funny, we will be in a better place and a happier society… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
If you're at the Comedy Store or the Laugh Factory or the Improv, even two minutes helps. You never know who might… — Tony Rock Copy Share Image
I love Buster Keaton and I love physical comedy when it's done in an emotionally understated way. I just like to play… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
I moved out to L.A. to be a filmmaker or director. I didn't even think about doing comedy or even acting. I… — Bill Hader Copy Share Image
“Use Fun & Humor. Humor lightens spirits, comforts through a challenge, brings people together, engages, and entertains. Bring delight and joy to… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Comedians who aren't screenwriters are telling jokes that they themselves think are funny. They're expressing their own view of what they think… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
The profoundly humorous writers are humorous because they are responsive to the hopeless, uncouth, concatenations of life. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'd like to do a comedy, actually. I think it would be great to do a sitcom or something like that. I'm… — Rachel Nichols Copy Share Image
I thought Rounders was a comic movie in its way. First time I directed a movie, I wanted to do a comedy.… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
If I can make you laugh and learn, I want to be like George Carlin and Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy and… — Ralphie May Copy Share Image
The thing about stand-up was, not only was I getting to write it without anybody saying I couldn't do it, but I… — Donald Glover Copy Share Image
I feel like with 'Chuck,' because it was a comedy-based show, it was more cartoon-ish. It was just more playful. We had… — Yvonne Strahovski Copy Share Image
“Never mind that. What's going on with you and Heath?" Annabelle pulled a little wide-eyed innocence out of her rusty bag of… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
There's a very interesting article or symposium to be written on just the real difference between comedy filmmaking and non-comedy. Because, you… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
some of my happiest funniest times have been spent in offices. Perhaps because the work was mudane, even the tiniest of distractions… — Miranda Hart Copy Share Image
In 'Pictures from an Institution,' Randall Jarrell was able to transcend the academic novel by simply ignoring it, writing a comedy with… — Cathleen Schine Copy Share Image
