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> [You just can't take yourself too seriously, especially in comedy. You shouldn't try to be funny, but you should try to be as honest as possible. The extreme end of honesty is usually what's funny. That's your job \[as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/you-just-can-t-take-yourself-too-seriously-especially-in-comedy-you/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

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## More by Paula Patton

> [My job, as an actor, is to entertain people. My contribution to society is to be a respite from everyday life. People go home…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/my-job-as-an-actor-is-to-entertain-people-my-contribution-to-society/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [I feel like movies should stick to a genre and give the audience what they want, and then surprise them with the unexpected, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/i-feel-like-movies-should-stick-to-a-genre-and-give-the-audience-what/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [Before, if your phone was busy, your phone was busy. You had no cell phone. Now people work 24/7, their BlackBerry keeps them busy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/before-if-your-phone-was-busy-your-phone-was-busy-you-had-no-cell/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [We don't really know the ultimate outcome of our lives. All we can say is, "Fate has brought me thus far. This is where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/we-don-t-really-know-the-ultimate-outcome-of-our-lives-all-we-can-say/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [I always like the physical comedy because I actually do a lot of it in my own life, but not on purpose. I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/i-always-like-the-physical-comedy-because-i-actually-do-a-lot-of-it/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [A movie is painting, it's photography, it's literature - because you have to have the screenplay - it's music. Put a different soundtrack to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/a-movie-is-painting-it-s-photography-it-s-literature-because-you-have/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [I feel like movies should stick to a genre and give the audience what they want, and then surprise them with the unexpected and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/i-feel-like-movies-should-stick-to-a-genre-and-give-the-audience-what-2/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [I think what my 42 years of life has given me is just how important it is to live your own life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/i-think-what-my-42-years-of-life-has-given-me-is-just-how-important/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [For me, anything that you take on, you want to be challenged. That's what makes the job exciting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/for-me-anything-that-you-take-on-you-want-to-be-challenged-that-s/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [Sometimes I do yoga, sometimes it's kickboxing, sometimes it's weight training, sometimes it's Pilates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/sometimes-i-do-yoga-sometimes-it-s-kickboxing-sometimes-it-s-weight/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [As a little girl I always dreamed of having a cosmetics contract, which was the cherry on top of 'making it' in my opinion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/as-a-little-girl-i-always-dreamed-of-having-a-cosmetics-contract/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [If you're an actress and even one person knows your name, you're lucky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/if-you-re-an-actress-and-even-one-person-knows-your-name-you-re-lucky/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [A movie is painting, it's photography, it's literature - because you have to have the screenplay - it's music. Put a different soundtrack to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/a-movie-is-painting-it-s-photography-it-s-literature-because-you-have-2/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [Comedy is not supposed to be funny. Its supposed to tell the truth and then that's funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/comedy-is-not-supposed-to-be-funny-its-supposed-to-tell-the-truth-and/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

> [There's one person that you would give up your life for, and that's your child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-patton/there-s-one-person-that-you-would-give-up-your-life-for-and-that-s/)

[Paula Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-patton/)

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