Comic Quotes

777 quotes by 558 authors

When the whole world turns clown, and paints itself red with its own hearts blood instead of vermilion, it is something else than comic. — John Ruskin
Tragedy dramatizes human life as potentiality and fulfillment. Its virtual future, or Destiny, is therefore quite different from that created in comedy. Comic Destiny is… — Susanne Katherina Langer
My whole comic persona is that of a guy who explores the id: I romanticize gluttony, I romanticize laziness, and people identify with that. — Jim Gaffigan
Today's comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comedian of the older generation did an act and he told the audience,… — Lenny Bruce
There are too many good comic book writers out there. I'd rather remain a fanboy. — Simon Kinberg
George Carlin is kind of my template now because George Carlin before was straight laced regular comic and he had short hair, a tie, suit,… — Drew Carey
If I wasn't a comic or TV star, I really wanted to be a photojournalist. — Drew Carey
You learn just by trying and experimenting. By the time I was 14, I had my own comic strip in the Kansas City paper. — Mort Walker
All my adult life I have been searching for the right adjective to describe my father's peculiarly aggressive comic style. I recently settled on 'defamatory. — Martin Amis
Dame Edna is that rarest sighting in our time of the absolute comic, an inspired personification of caprice whose comedy answered the primal call to… — John Lahr
I'm a total nerd. I love comic books and video games and most of all zombies! — Katie Leclerc
If a comic comes out on the scene and it's really knock-out brilliant, the community is pretty good about getting the word about good newcomers. — Scott McCloud
The Office' is less a comedy than so many other 'comedies' that have been on the air. It's really about the balance between what is… — B. J. Novak
Comic-Con fans are so affectionate, and it's always a lovely way to start a new season. — Kunal Nayyar
Comic-Con has been an amazing experience. It's overwhelming, I have to admit, because of the lines and the crowds. — Kunal Nayyar
If you want to go on the floor, go in disguise because otherwise you won't be able to. I would just put on a full… — Kunal Nayyar
We live in a bubble sometimes, and you can get out of touch with your fans. You go to the studio, you come home. But… — Kunal Nayyar
A good comic explores the imagination, but it's always got to have those notes of truth running through it. — Michael Pena
I'm not a joke guy; I'm not a stand-up comic. — Eugene Levy
One of the biggest misconceptions about me is that I'm a comedian, which I'm not. A comedian is someone who can stand up in front… — Eugene Levy

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