Comedy Quotes

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I always approach comedy roles pretending they aren't funny — Brendan Fraser
The office of drama is to exercise, possibly to exhaust, human emotions. The purpose of comedy is to tickle those emotions into an expression of… — Laurence Olivier
Comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write. — Michael Caine
Every day is a surprise. There are confirmations of an interconnectivity and synchronicity which inspire, titillate and confirm the inherent comedy of the universe. — Billy Zane
The day Rick Ross dives into the crowd, is the day we find out who his true fans are. — Kevin Hart
Creative comedy is like growing geraniums in a mine field — Jerry Stiller
It takes intelligence to make real comedy, and it takes a reality base to create all that little stuff I like to do that makes… — Chris Tucker
Comedy can't be about continuous success. — Martin Freeman
I'd like to do a comedy with Emma Thompson. I admire her as an actress so much. I love her. And I didn't know it… — Gene Wilder
Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all — Don Adams
It is quite true - in fact, obvious on the surface - that the vast majority of dramatic shows and comedies, as well, advocate a… — Pat Boone
I had to choose, I'd be so sad. They are flip sides of the same coin. I love both comedy and drama. — Dianne Wiest
Analysing comedy is like dissecting a frog. Nobody laughs and the frog dies. — Barry Cryer
I appeared with many leading men. But working with Cary Grant was different from working with other actors. He was much more fun! I think… — Irene Dunne
Comedy is so hard; it's so much harder than drama. The pacing of it, the energy of it. — Josh Lucas
I have a tendency toward the pleasures of the flesh. It's a battle for me, as far as weight and things like that. But I'm… — Chris Farley
My familyâ€™s said to me from the beginning, â€˜People are always going to tell you to pick what you want to be when you grow… — Hannah Simone
Drama is easier to do because you just have to have the emotion and not get caught acting, but comedy is much harder. — Patrick Dempsey
Two things are not debatable: eroticism, and comedy. If you don't think it's sexy, or funny, there's no way I can change your mind. — Gene Siskel
I feel that the work that I have done in the comedy arena, is priceless in terms of what I learned, timing, everything that these… — Khandi Alexander

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