Comedy Quotes

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Comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin. A talent in one area might also lead to a predisposition in the other. — Jack Dee
I'm a huge fan of Jack Lemmon, he was someone who managed to tread that line between comedy and tragedy and sometimes give very big… — Steve Coogan
I think actors have a greater responsibility when doing comedy. It's as easy as anything to get cheap laughs, but that's not the idea at… — Unknown Author
In comedy, beware the split focus. The audience should focus on the face of the actor. The audience must see the setup. If there is… — James Carver
Then my first film was something called Cannibal Girls, which sounds like a horror movie but was actually kind of a goofy comedy with horror… — Ivan Reitman
The spectacle of a judge pouring over the picture of some nude, trying to ascertain the extent to which she arouses prurient interests, and then… — Thurman Arnold
It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy theme park with all these long-running shows. — John Lithgow
I just wanted to be in show business. I didn't care if I was going to be an actor or a magician or what. Comedy… — Steve Martin
The male image has been so pulled down by situation comedy in the last 15 years, it is frightening. I don't like what has happened… — Bill Bixby
Comedy born of bewilderment is the only comedy that should be in magic. — Dai Vernon
It's frightening and exhilarating. It's like combat. Look at the metaphors: You kill when it works; you die when it doesn't. — Robin Williams
People would say I never censor. As Billy Crystal says, 'I don't have that button.' — Robin Williams
And you get that little endorphin buzz, it's great. Why do you think Einstein looked like that? I don't think he was going 'You know… — Robin Williams
I was once on a German talk show, and this woman said to me, 'Mr. Williams, why do you think there is not so much… — Robin Williams
Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma. — Robin Williams
I've always improvised, and stand-up was this great release. All of a sudden, it was just me and the audience. — Robin Williams
I don't practice anything. I spend time looking over ideas and then just get out and do it. — Robin Williams
No one expects a Broadway musical comedy to be in the vanguard of what is bohemian, raunchy, folkloric, academic or aggressively experimental. That is not… — Margo Jefferson
Comedy doesn't really have any meaning without sadness â€¦ The most meaningful comedy comes from some really serious pathos. — Unknown Author
I suppose I walk that line between comedy and cruelty because I think one illuminates the other. We're all cruel, aren't we? We are all… — Martin McDonagh

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