In comedy, you have to do all of the same stuff you do in drama and then put the comedy on top of it. You, the actor, are aware of the comedy but the character is oblivious. And you have… — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
Why do all these people want [comedians] to be serious? The reason they want that is these are people who aren't funny. Anybody funny can be serious, but people who have no sense of humor, they can never be funny… — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
The director makes the movie. The director has to have the story in their head, has to know the style of the piece, has to answer questions from actors, design, set, lighting, every department throughout the pre-production, production, and post-production, because they've got it in their mind. They've got to know exactly what they want and what the style and… — Jon Lovitz Copy Share
It's fun to do something funny and have the director laughing. It makes you feel good. — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
I really didn't want to leave the show, but I got a chance to do a movie, which meant I would have had to… — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
I feel lucky that I'm working at all. I don't take any job for granted. I enjoy this. It's all enjoyable for me. It's… — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
First of all, this whole idea of this one percent versus the 99 percent, it's a false statistic. There's nobody that is wealthy saying,… — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
But Opera Man, I go, 'Oh, crap! Why didn't I think of that?' Because I could sing fake opera pretty good. — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
In comedy, you have to do all of the same stuff you do in drama and then put the comedy on top of it.… — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
Woody is the guy who made me want to be a comic. I was in heaven and couldn't stop smiling because he was my… — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
I don't want to talk about myself, that's for other people to say, so I'm not saying I was so talented. — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
If I make a dollar and out of every dollar I'm taxed at 50, half, at 50 cents, I have to give, isn't that like enough? — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
Nobody with a victim mentality will get anywhere. Ever. They will never succeed. — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
![“Why do all these people want [comedians] to be serious? The reason they want that is these are people who aren't funny. Anybody funny can be serious, but people who have no sense of humor, they can never be funny - and frankly, they're jealous. There's very few comic actors. Think about it. There…” quote by Jon Lovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/419/jon-lovitz-16902_able_why-do-all-these-people-want-comedians-t_3223415.jpg)
