“And how did we then face the odds, of man's rude slapstick,yes, and God's?” — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I think I love humor in poetry, but not that slapstick cheap easy humor, but that uncomfortable, "did she say that out… — Victoria Chang Copy Share Image
“The classic definition of slapstick runs along the line of, "Funny is someone else ramming his face repeatedly into a brick wall.” — Katherine Dunn Copy Share Image
“Ang comedy natin, puro slapstick. Ang horror natin, puro visual. I'm sensing a pattern here” — Bob Ong Copy Share Image
“Standing among all those tiny, wavering lights, I felt as though I were God, up to my knees in the Milky Way.” — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I always think of "Popeye" and "Barney Google" as quintessential comic strips in that old rollicky, slapstick way we've sort of lost. — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
I would love to play Mary in 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' or 'Virginia Woolf' or a comedy - just, like, a… — Alice Ripley Copy Share Image
Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny perception of the world. — Tina Weymouth Copy Share Image
I try everything. 'F.A.L.T.U.' was a high-school slapstick. 'Rangrezz' was drama, gruesome in parts. — Jackky Bhagnani Copy Share Image
Chris Farley, I was a huge fan of his growing up. I would love to do something kind of slapstick and funny,… — Jaimie Alexander 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
When you're doing comedy, you're not trying to be funny. I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally… — Rachel Weisz Copy Share Image
The less lines, the better. I am the silent film actor, but not in a slapstick sort of way. Film is an… — Callum Keith Rennie Copy Share Image
I can do comedy but it's a certain type. I'm not a physical comedy guy. I'm not Will Ferrell - there's just… — Mekhi Phifer Copy Share Image
I wish that people who are conventionally supposed to love each other would say to each other, when they fight, "Please -… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Really, when people put together the highlight reels of the classic moments from 'Friends,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Cheers,' even 'MASH,' they're full of broad… — Dan Schneider Copy Share Image
I like broad comedy. If I had an idea tomorrow for a film that was all slapstick and broad comedy, and it… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Painting, by its nature, cannot provide an object of simultaneous collective reception... as film is able to do today... And while efforts… — Walter Benjamin Copy Share Image
I'm pretty slapstick in my life but nobody sees that. You get typecast. I'm from New York and I have a sh*t-detector… — Lance Henriksen Copy Share Image
“Yes, and Eliza and I composed a precocious critique of the Constitution of the United Staes of America, too. We argued that… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I thought the other ones were so obviously - what are we going to do if she burns down the house? The… — Mary-Louise Parker Copy Share Image
“Slapstick was named after the battacio, or 'slap stick,' which made a dramatic popping sound when actors hit one another with it… — David Parkinson Copy Share Image
Old friend, there are people—young and old—that I like, and people that I do not like. The former are always in short… — John D. MacDonald Copy Share Image
The music of Gavin Bryars falls under no category. It is mongrel, full of sensuality and wit and is deeply moving. He… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
Imagine (if you dare) a whimsical marriage of Lord Dunsany and S.J. Perelman, and you have something approaching the tales of Rhys… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Bollywood always expected me to indulge in slapstick. I don't mind it, but for how long! — Satish Kaushik Copy Share Image
History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again. — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Why, on to the castle, to kill the royal family, and claim the throne that isn't mine by right!” — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
I don't see myself doing slapstick movies or being a part of them, even if they get the box office ringing. It's… — Neil Nitin Mukesh Copy Share Image
At times we were criticized for doing too much slapstick. I don't believe in mild comedy, and neither does Lucy. — Desi Arnaz Copy Share Image
I'm all about the slapstick, generally. If you fell off it, into it, or through it, I'm probably nearby wetting myself. — Jon Richardson Copy Share Image
