Comedy Quotes

2637 Comedy quotes by 1344 unique authors

In the West audiences think I am a stereotyped action star, or that I always play hitmen or killers. But in Hong Kong, I did… — Chow Yun-Fat
They say pantomime's a lost art. It's never been a lost art and never will be, because it's too natural to do. — Buster Keaton
It is really hard to do comedy; it takes a lot of energy and focus. It's rather like music: It's a lot of hitting notes… — Christine Baranski
A straight factor is important in any comedy, because you need something to tee it up and also to ground it. — Jason Bateman
Certainly situation comedy is harder than people who are good at it make it look, but it's fun to do something different. — Laura San Giacomo
I've always been part of comedy. One of the things about our family was that if we were reasonably funny with each other, particularly my… — Leslie Nielsen
The violence or the vaudeville style of comedy is a technique all by itself. You get up there, and you are a comedian, and you're… — Leslie Nielsen
It's a pragmatist's business, comedy. Start off with good intentions and references to the Pompidou Centre and you end up with boiled sweets and a… — Mel Smith
Directors have been trying to get me to do comedy for a long time, ever since One Eight Seven. — Clifton Collins, Jr.
I do as much comedy as I possibly can but I’m basically limited by the imagination of the secretaries who make the decisions, — Rufus Sewell
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

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