Comedy Quotes

2637 Comedy quotes by 1344 unique authors

Stanley Kubrick went with his gut feeling: he directed 'Dr. Strangelove' as a black comedy. The film is routinely described as a masterpiece. — Tim Cahill
I've been doing comedies but I'm not a comedian. — Sean William Scott
The first time I came to the Comedy Festival some nutcase shot a bunch of people in Tasmania. I thought, 'Oh, that's just Tasmania.' The… — Rich Hall
I want to write a book which is the history of comedy. — John Cleese
I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second. — Jack Dee
People like us who are on their last leg can only understand comedies. — Friedrich Durrenmatt
Maybe I'll just become a cartoon character because there's nothing left for me to do in an R-rated comedy. — Sean William Scott
I didn't take anything from anyone - first of all. Second of all, I opened a comedy club with money that I saved over 25… — Jon Lovitz
When you have satire, it has to be real. No matter how outrageous the comedy becomes, you have to believe in the characters. — Kevin Kline
Comedy will always be central to what I do, it's just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and always have been. — Ben Elton
To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy. So if you have a very, very funny show, and very good, funny songs,… — Eric Idle
Yeah, romantic comedies are the hardest movies to make. Maybe one works a year. — Dylan McDermott
Most of the offers I get from Hollywood are for teen comedies. My manager thinks I'm crazy for turning down all that money, but I'm… — Macaulay Culkin
I was drafted and went to Korea where I had an opportunity to create a production team that did dramatic and comedy shows. I had… — Casey Kasem
You can (be a middle-aged comic) if you work very hard at it, because comedy is really hard. — Andrew Denton
You know, comedy's hard. With drama, you have a responsibility to the emotional truth, but with comedy, you have emotional truth and you have technique… — Julianne Moore
I always thought 'chick lit' meant third-person contemporary funny novels, dealing with issues of the day. I mean, it's not the ideal term; when I'm… — Sophie Kinsella
Comedy is second nature for me. — Anthony Anderson
I want to do drama, light comedy, the whole range. — Bobby Darin
I like that kind of 'straight-faced' comedy. I like to be straight-faced and outrageous. — Leslie Nielsen
I think when someone who's known for doing drama does a comedy but just tries to be funny, that's a mistake. — Steve Carell
Taste in comedy, like fashion, changes all the time. — Steve Carell
I'll do whatever I can do to remain employed. I'm just not precious about doing comedy or doing drama. I never want to do something… — Steve Carell
There's plenty of room for all sorts of movies and all sorts of comedies, so I never saw that as a competitive thing. I think… — Steve Carell
Have four things going. I have stand-up comedy, two television shows and I'm working on a play. I like to work, and I fear that… — Joy Behar

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