Clowns Quote by Bob Odenkirk Download Open image “All people are sad clowns. That's the key to comedy - and it's a buffer against reality.” — Bob Odenkirk ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Clowns Comedy Humor People Reality Sad
You never have a comedian who hasn't got a very deep strain of sadness within him or her. Every great clown has been very… — Margaret Rutherford Copy Share Image
When you do a good comedy show, you have to understand that if you don't have drama or sad moments, then the comedy turns… — Jaime Camil Copy Share Image
Comedy is obviously a matter of personal taste and the world always needs a clown and some people have no taste at all and… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
I don't have much time for the 'sad clown' thing. It's only associated with comedians because of the disparity between feeling like that and… — Mae Martin Copy Share Image
But I will say that most comedians are the saddest people I know. That is the biggest paradox to me. — Jean Reno Copy Share Image
In order to understand comedy, you need to understand what's sad about the world. — Ayo Edebiri Copy Share Image
I think sadness and anger are really fertile ground for comedy. No one is really interested in a happy person doing comedy. — Zach Galifianakis Copy Share Image
Human comedy is more profound than tragedy. In tragedy we die and it is very sad. In comedy we avoid death, and it is… — Jennifer Stone Copy Share Image
People don't realize it's not just about being funny, and they don't know how perceptive a comedian needs to be about human nature. You… — Erik Griffin Copy Share Image
I felt my personal life was not what it should be. It had nothing to do with Mr. Show - I'm monstrously appreciative and… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
I learn things in a backward way. I learn all those limitations, and slowly my brain soaks them up, and if things go right,… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
“Whenever someone says, 'I love writing,' I always think, 'You probably suck at writing.” — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
Humans are ridiculous. We're all pathetic strivers who will fall short. If you can accept that, it's optimistic because you can shoot for the… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
Comedy can be destructive, and still very, very funny. But if I can do something that is fun to watch and critical of the… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
My godfather was a Chicago policeman, and I've always looked at law enforcement as a challenging and interesting job. — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
To me, great writing - and when you can really make something wonderful out of it as an actor - is when your character… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
I honestly would tell anyone young to start looking at stories and learning story, because I think that’s the next step after people go,… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
When you're 20 you can put a ton of old-age prosthetics on and be an old guy, but when you're 70 you can't play a 20-year-old. — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
It is so weird to be on this side of that, because when you're starting out, and it seems like you're starting out for… — Bob Odenkirk Copy Share Image
I had a dream that a clown named dimples keep leaving the radio on in my room — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Class clowns are never allowed to date anybody decent, but you don't get beaten up, you're invited to parties, and everybody likes you. — Dan Harmon Copy Share Image
“If you bake a cupcake, the world has one more cupcake. If you become a circus clown, the world has one more squirt of… — Steven E. Landsburg Copy Share Image
I've taken clowns into the war in Bosnia, the refugee camps of Kosovo, and none of those are any more important than clowning in… — Patch Adams Copy Share Image
I have a penchant for playing God's clowns. Actually, I played Nijinsky once, and he used to call himself God's clown. — Stephen Lang Copy Share Image
You like a show I seen on Tv, you ain't tough enough, You a virgin to that pistol you ain't bussing nothing — Dzodiac Copy Share Image
“Trump taught us how easily seemingly serious people can become profoundly idiotic. He turned career politicians into circus freaks.” — Thor Benson Copy Share Image