Danger is a good teacher, and makes apt scholars. So are disgrace, defeat, exposure to immediate scorn and laughter. There is no… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
“What the hell time is it?" muttered the old man. He was always an aggressive sleeper. Sleep was one of the things… — Jean Shepherd Copy Share Image
The biggest killer to funny is hyper sensitivity to certain subject matter and Montreal is as guilty of that as L.A. or… — Jim Norton Copy Share Image
“A Dunkerque un certo Scheid ha sparato per tre volte alla moglie senza mai riuscire a colpirla. A quel punto ha rivolto… — Félix Fénéon Copy Share Image
“We walked in the door, and I was stunned by the sterile emptiness of the place. Most of the tiny living room… — Marie Sexton Copy Share Image
Same job, whether it's comedy or drama. Regardless of the weight of the role, I feel like the job is always kind… — Greg Kinnear Copy Share Image
“The past is every second of your life up until now. Up until NOW. See how quickly the present is gobbled up… — Evan Kuhlman Copy Share Image
“I'll be right behind you" behind her? Thirty-two steps with him looking at her butt? "No, you wont." "Look, it's late, i'm… — Jennifer Crusie Copy Share Image
“As you use fun and humor to reduce tension and connect with laughter, light-heartedness will prevail. Exercising discretion and good judgment in… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“While I fielded holiday news requests and worked on my end of year expense reports, the Angel of Death sat opposite my… — Elicia Hyder Copy Share Image
“The thing about elves is they've got no... begins with m," Granny snapped her fingers irritably. "Manners?" "Hah! Right, but no" "Muscle?… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I don't think that not seeing black women in comedy held me back, but I think subconsciously I never really thought that… — Lolly Adefope Copy Share Image
I realized one day that men are emotional cripples. We can't express ourselves emotionally, we can only do it with anger and… — Bob Hoskins Copy Share Image
As soon as you meet him [james Corden], within five minutes you'll want to sleep with him. He presented me with my… — Joanna Page Copy Share Image
People have very specific opinions of comedy. Slapstick was an art form in the '20s and the lowest form of show business… — Martin Short Copy Share Image
“Maybe she was an angel, I thought as she crawled out of bed and headed for the door. Maybe she was stuck… — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
“She was… damn it, she was everything. Witty, enchanting, brave, smart… and beautiful. And he knew that his eyes were saying all… — L.J Smith Copy Share Image
“Scientists say that these things evolved this way over millions of years." He shook his head. "That's a bunch of bunk. I… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“I heard a story once in the Orient about two architects who went to see the Buddha. They had run out of… — Colin Higgins Copy Share Image
“What do you think we should do about Sampson?" I asked. "I would have to say...stop him," Sam said. "How?" I asked… — Jennifer Priester Copy Share Image
A comedian has to live in his head. All this comedy comes from a lonely place. When you're surrounded by an entourage,… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
“Is your badness so varied that it is still delightful? I expect anything gets boring after a while.' He looked at her… — Madeline Hunter Copy Share Image
“Haruna: If you don't fall for her, she might kill you!...I'll protect you with all I've got! Yoh: Thanks. Sometimes I feel… — Kazune Kawahara Copy Share Image
It used to take me forever to read and comprehend stuff, so I decided not to make the 'Captain Underpants' books too… — Dav Pilkey Copy Share Image
I got up this morning. I like to get up in the morning; it gives me the rest of the day to… — Chic Murray Copy Share Image
“Let's examine what prize that is one more time; no more direct sunlight ever again, no more laughter. You get eternity, but… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
“.My middle name is actually Noel." "So what's your first then?" From her expression, he was almost afraid to ask. Noel bit… — Katie Reus Copy Share Image
Childishness? I think it's the equivalent of never losing your sense of humor. I mean, there's a certain something that you retain.… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
“I was once reproved by a minister who was driving a poor beast to some meeting-house horse-sheds among the hills of New… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
If ideas are what feed serious literature and arresting language, who today is writing a novel of ideas (which can often mean… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a… — Robert Orben Copy Share Image
“My mother agreed to aid my abuse of alcohol but only if I promised never to tell my newly converted Mormon sister,… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
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Dark humor appealed to me because it was a bigger laugh than you could get with anything else. Seeing people laugh at… — Anthony Jeselnik Copy Share Image
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“Sympathy is why when a man is getting mugged, you let him keep his shirt after you take his life. Funerals are… — Bauvard Copy Share Image
The Russians will never be able to get their missiles thought the dense protective layer of delayed flights circling over the United… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
The smaller an audience is, the more self-conscious they are. People are always looking at each other to see who is laughing.… — Baron Vaughn Copy Share Image
“Paranoia is just the bastard child of fear and good sense." (Charlie) "Poor thing. Let's adopt it, give it a last name… — D.D. Barant Copy Share Image
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![“As soon as you meet him [james Corden], within five minutes you'll want to sleep with him. He presented me with my award for Comedy Actress of the Year at the Glamour Awards and he said such lovely things. He's so charming and he listens to you and he's funny and sensitive and adorable. I can…” quote by Joanna Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad1/joanna-page-4566_actresses_as-soon-as-you-meet-him-james-corden-wit_2016942.jpg)
