I often say that ... I'm just involved in comedy, so I can be around it. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
With comedy, a lot of people develop their sense of humor as a defense mechanism. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
So many people are in comedy because of difficult mothers or broken homes. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Humor is his defense mechanism, so that would allow me to talk about some serious subjects, but get a lot of hilarious… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Just trying to tell the truth about, you know, the struggle of - being alive is funny, it's just inherently tragic and… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I like human comedies - or dramedies. More than anything, I'm interested in people just dealing with everyday things that are difficult,… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
It would be so irresponsible not to speak up. I don't know what I would do in my home and in my… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I was bad at sports and picked last every day. I couldn't quite figure out what my role was in the social… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
My dad was a big fan of comedy. He wanted to be a stand-up. He loved Lenny [Bruce]. He also loved Lord… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
To me, I've never understood why there is any question about are women as funny as men. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Most people in the world of comedy at least are multi-hyphenates, so people who direct are also writers. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
“No one really knows anything about comedy. We know a little bit about what we’re doing, but as far as the industry—the… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I don't think because a story has humor in it means it's brief. For some reason, people think anything that's 30 minutes… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I don't want to be ordinary. I'm willing to do the work. I'm willing to suffer the indignities of comedy because I… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
The only thing I knew in the world as a little kid was comedy. And no other kids in my school cared… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I was in the recording studio when Pink was recording for a part of the gay rights anthem. It was just amazing to watch… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Just trying to tell the truth about, you know, the struggle of - being alive is funny, it's just inherently tragic and also hilarious… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I feel like everybody's waiting for a job y'know, you can make a movie on your phone. And so there really is no reason… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
It's funny, now there are so many bands that I can never remember any of their names. Maybe it's because I'm old. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I like human comedies - or dramedies. More than anything, I'm interested in people just dealing with everyday things that are difficult, and there… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
My dad was a big fan of comedy. He wanted to be a stand-up. He loved Lenny [Bruce]. He also loved Lord Buckley and… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
It's so funny, all the similarities that we have [with David Copperfield] of being obsessed young people and finding a way to be around… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I've made movies on every part of the spectrum, and you do understand when you go into certain movies that you're trying to elicit… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Parents don't realize that when they teach you about the Holocaust too early, it ruins you for life. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
People talk about universal intelligence ... I'm reticent to believe almost anything, just because my parents weren't religious at all, but that's when I… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
You can work on a movie for years, and you won't know until you show it to an audience for the first time if… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
![“My dad was a big fan of comedy. He wanted to be a stand-up. He loved Lenny [Bruce]. He also loved Lord Buckley and jazz and stuff. He was a hipster. My parents were kind of beatnik-y, you know, for Salt Lake City. But my humor, I think, came from wanting to disarm people before they hit me.” quote by Judd Apatow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b6a/judd-apatow-1471_beatnik_my-dad-was-a-big-fan-of-comedy-he-wanted_87831.jpg)
![“It's so funny, all the similarities that we have [with David Copperfield] of being obsessed young people and finding a way to be around the people doing what we want to do.” quote by Judd Apatow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/80c/judd-apatow-1471_findings_it-s-so-funny-all-the-similarities-that_91660.jpg)
