Applies Quote by Brendan Coyle

I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation.

— Brendan Coyle

I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy.

— Brendan Coyle

Laurence Olivier said in an interview once that when he plays a tragedy he always aims for the funny parts, and the other way…

— Christopher Walken

I think it's true of every great comedy that it's rooted in some dramatic, incredibly personal truth. And it's true of all great drama…

— Lucas Hedges

Even in drama, I like to try to find the humor because I think it's very human. Even in the depths of dreadful situations,…

— Colm Meaney

And regardless of the fact that in this country, certainly in the arts, we treat comedy as a second-class citizen, I've never thought of…

— Jeff Daniels

I try to find humor in everything I do, because I think all great plays - even great tragedies - have enormous humor in…

— Marian Seldes

I think that comedy is one of the more serious things that you can do in our day, especially in the world that we're…

— Antonio Banderas

There's obviously a lot of tragedy in comedy; I really enjoy the paradox of what a really good comedy is.

— Ellen Page

I think serious situations actually make for the best kind of belly laughs. But theyre also the hardest to convert into comedy at the…

— Mike Birbiglia

I'm just an actor. If it's drama, I add as much humour as the part will stand. And if it's a comedy, add as…

— Michael Pena

I think serious situations actually make for the best kind of belly laughs. But they're also the hardest to convert into comedy at the…

— Mike Birbiglia