Before Quote by Brian Posehn

I grew up wanting to make movies, and along the way I suddenly found that I had a career doing comedy.

— Ben Stiller

Not necessarily in the beginning, thinking I would have a career in comedy, but I was always interested in making people laugh.

— Reggie Watts

I've always done comedy, and I've always wanted to do a dramatic role. I wanted to be a sheriff.

— Jerry Van Dyke

My foray into comedy was to avoid getting a job.

— H. Jon Benjamin

I knew at an early age that I wanted to pursue comedy.

— Tom Green

I started comedy as a hobby with no intention of making it my career.

— Ellie Taylor

I liked comedy, but didn't know it was something you could do for a living. I actually wanted to be an attorney.

— Aisha Tyler

I have always wanted to be either a cinematographer or a veterinarian.

— Christopher Bollen

I've always wanted to work in comedy.

— Amber Stevens

When I was little, I wanted to be a doctor. I was really interested in gore. My grandfather was an orthopedic surgeon and he…

— Jennifer Egan

Basically, I was always very interested in comedy, but I was much more sort of academic. And then, after college, loaded with my art…

— Jessi Klein

Earlier, in my career, I was part of many comedy films and not too happy with the work I got.

— Rimi Sen