--- title: "12 Thought Comedy Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Thought Comedy quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Thought Comedy sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/phoebe-robinson-4844_career_i-never-really-thought-of-comedy-as-a-ca_1771775.jpg" --- > [I never really thought of comedy as a career. My goal was, when I moved to New York, I was going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-robinson/i-never-really-thought-of-comedy-as-a-career-my-goal-was-when-i-moved/) [Phoebe Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/phoebe-robinson-4844_career_i-never-really-thought-of-comedy-as-a-ca_1771775.jpg) > [I have always thought of comedy as an important job and medium, and so I put pressure on myself to do the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miranda-hart/i-have-always-thought-of-comedy-as-an-important-job-and-medium-and-so/) [Miranda Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miranda-hart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22e/miranda-hart-3735_always_i-have-always-thought-of-comedy-as-an-im_44254.png) > [I've always thought that comedy was just another dramatic expression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-ve-always-thought-that-comedy-was-just-another-dramatic-expression-2/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fa/harold-ramis-4057_comedy_i-ve-always-thought-that-comedy-was-just_856630.png) > [I thought all comedy was stupid. I went to watch a friend do stand-up and I thought absolutely everyone was terrible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-pascoe/i-thought-all-comedy-was-stupid-i-went-to-watch-a-friend-do-stand-up/) [Sara Pascoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-pascoe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/sara-pascoe-3853_comedy_i-thought-all-comedy-was-stupid-i-went-t_74607.jpg) > [I never sort of thought of myself as a comedy writer, by nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-never-sort-of-thought-of-myself-as-a-comedy-writer-by-nature/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f9/lena-dunham-1013_comedy_i-never-sort-of-thought-of-myself-as-a-c_3199156.jpg) > [I thought comedy would be the hardest thing I could do, and if I could do that, I could do anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-carrington/i-thought-comedy-would-be-the-hardest-thing-i-could-do-and-if-i-could/) [Rodney Carrington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-carrington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/rodney-carrington-45515_comedy_i-thought-comedy-would-be-the-hardest-th_718267.png) > [When I started out, I wanted to be a serious actor. I never thought I'd get into comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-rae/when-i-started-out-i-wanted-to-be-a-serious-actor-i-never-thought-i-d/) [Charlotte Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/charlotte-rae-20776_actor_when-i-started-out-i-wanted-to-be-a-seri_2778917.png) > [If Shakespeare thought comedy worthwhile, that means the rest of us can take a break from tragedy now and then without betraying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-helprin/if-shakespeare-thought-comedy-worthwhile-that-means-the-rest-of-us/) [Mark Helprin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-helprin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ba/mark-helprin-1171_betraying_if-shakespeare-thought-comedy-worthwhile_1949527.jpg) > [To be honest, I never, ever thought I'd ever do comedy. I was so frequently cast early on as a high-born young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-nielsen/to-be-honest-i-never-ever-thought-i-d-ever-do-comedy-i-was-so/) [Leslie Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-nielsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fd/leslie-nielsen-12769_bad_to-be-honest-i-never-ever-thought-i-d-ev_2663430.jpg) > [I never thought of myself in comedy at all... I loved going to the theatre and seeing people wearing beautiful clothes come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imogene-coca/i-never-thought-of-myself-in-comedy-at-all-i-loved-going-to-the/) [Imogene Coca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imogene-coca/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cce/imogene-coca-106602_beautiful_i-never-thought-of-myself-in-comedy-at-a_631974.jpg) > [I've always thought that comedy was just another dramatic expression. I try to measure the amount of truth in a work rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-ve-always-thought-that-comedy-was-just-another-dramatic-expression/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ba/harold-ramis-4057_amount_i-ve-always-thought-that-comedy-was-just_54618.png) > [I never really thought comedy was a career option, just something I did for fun. Suddenly I realised I was getting paid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/i-never-really-thought-comedy-was-a-career-option-just-something-i/) [Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c6/bill-bailey-2171_bonus_i-never-really-thought-comedy-was-a-care_2100175.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thought-comedy/#itemlist", "name": "Thought Comedy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never really thought of comedy as a career. 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