I think the most important thing about learning comedy is to start from who you are. If you begin the process by… — Rita Rudner Copy Share Image
I was horribly shy all through grade school and high school. But somehow I got up the nerve to audition for one… — Laurie Metcalf Copy Share Image
A lot of times, you could play me just the laughs from my set, and I could tell you, from the laugh,… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
My two big date deal breakers are someone with no sense of humor and someone who chews badly. I will never be… — Elizabeth Gillies Copy Share Image
Acting is about communicating what it is like to be human: the pain, the laughs, the misery, the joy. I suppose I… — Rosamund Pike Copy Share Image
I don't like any one race or look or type of guy. My tastes as far as looks go are very diverse.… — Sasha Grey Copy Share Image
If I could sew comedy and philosophy together, then I've done a good job. The primary goal is always going to be… — Hal Sparks Copy Share Image
Everyone has been in a social situation where you say something and it goes unnoticed, then someone else says the same thing… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
A page a day means I need to focus on a gag a day, and that's great for laughs but bad for… — Doug TenNapel Copy Share Image
There's something quite joyful about doing comedy which doesn't really need much analysis. I'm not elitist. I like to do crowd-pleasing stuff… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I want someone who can respectfully challenge me. I know what I believe, so there's no point in my taking on a… — Arielle Kebbel Copy Share Image
When I got on Stern I realized that this was the one job where you could be really honest and open, almost… — Artie Lange Copy Share Image
It's kind of fun to be a clown. I've always played the clown. The clowns come on, get the biggest, juiciest laughs,… — Roger Bart Copy Share Image
In high school, I was too shy to perform. It's one thing to get laughs from your family, to be funny at… — Michael Keaton Copy Share Image
Sometimes you feel like people go, 'Oh, he just does funny dances,' or 'That's cute.' It drives me a little crazy when… — Casey Nicholaw Copy Share Image
I did an early version of my site where it was virtually impossible to get through it, just as a statement about… — David Carson Copy Share Image
I performed after 9/11 for relief workers down by Ground Zero. There were these men just coming back, and they were voraciously… — Chelsea Peretti Copy Share Image
If you look at 'Avatar,' could you imagine if you did 'Avatar' for 50 million dollars? It would be ridiculous! You would… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
When you're a comedic actor and you're used to just getting laughs, it's kind of scary to go serious, even for a… — Megyn Price Copy Share Image
“Who the hell calls at two in the morning?" "Maybe it's Matt Wilde, confessing his love," Lindsay says. "Very funny,” — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
My roles in comedies from 'Austin Powers' to 'Tommy Boy' to 'Wayne's World,' were sort of comedic 'straight man' parts. My character… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
