Acting Quote by Chris O'Dowd

There's not a comedy actor who doesn't want a chance to do drama, and vice versa. As actors, we're always looking to be pushed…

— Matthew Lillard

Right now, if you're interested in being a dramatic actor, they're not making that many just regular dramas. Movies have to have some other…

— Ethan Hawke

There's certain people you want to see in comedies; there's certain people you just want to see in dramas. Not that there aren't individuals…

— Marc Platt

I didn't think, 'I want to do dramas or I want to do comedies' - I wasn't clear in that way.

— Leslie Mann

Because I've done so many hour dramas, people tend to think of you as more of a dramatic actor and don't see you as…

— Amy Acker

Whereas acting, you have to wait for someone else to give you the opportunity to do it, in comedy, you can just pick out…

— Lolly Adefope

I tend to ask more questions than I should as an actor.

— Michael Arden

Sometimes you realize that the thing an actor is asking for isn't exactly the thing they want. Maybe they're asking for more dialogue, or…

— Karyn Kusama

People have expectations from you - and the whole fun of acting is taking expectations and completely upending them. That's how you get laughs…

— John Lithgow

As an actor I get opportunities to do different kind of films. It's not that if I have done a few comedies, I'm averse…

— Kunal Khemu

As an actor, when you're doing comedies, you're around fantastic, funny people and you hopefully have a really good time doing it.

— Ari Graynor

Comedies always need to be provocative and catch your attention in a way that dramas don't have to.

— Rob Lowe