Laughter is a strange response. I mean, what is it? It's a spasm of some kind! Is that always joy? It's very often discomfort. It's some sort of explosive reaction. It's very complex. — Madeline Kahn Copy Share Image
In Hollywood I thought I was large and klutzy, like the characters I played, — Madeline Kahn Copy Share Image
What's wrong with musicals now is all the gifted men who've died of AIDS-who would otherwise be here today creating great theater. — Madeline Kahn Copy Share Image
Me, as myself, I don't think I'm particularly funny. But I've noticed that people in my life always have found me amusing. Which, when… — Madeline Kahn Copy Share Image
From inside where I live, I feel like I just perceive events in a certain rational way. I often find it sad or poignant,… — Madeline Kahn Copy Share Image
My mother was a Bohemian - in the good sense of the word. A searcher. And she investigated various religions. — Madeline Kahn Copy Share Image
If a scene isn't well written they'll drop your neckline to fill the void. — Madeline Kahn Copy Share Image
I can't even really tell a joke. I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it and I feel guilty… — Madeline Kahn Copy Share Image
I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it, and I feel guilty saying that, but it's the truth. I… — Madeline Kahn Copy Share Image
Comedy is created when someone is trying very earnestly to do what he feels is the right thing to do at that moment. — Madeline Kahn Copy Share Image
