Comedy Quote by Chuck Jones Download Open image “Comedy is unusual people in real situations; farce is real people in unusual situations.” — Chuck Jones ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Comedy Farce Humor People Real Real people Situation Unusual
I always try to keep in mind that while the characters in a farce may find themselves in outrageous dilemmas, and may behave in… — Rupert Holmes Copy Share Image
Comedy speaks for civilization; farce bears an ill-concealed, sometimes unconcealed animus against civilization. Often against civility too. — Irving Howe Copy Share Image
I've played farce on the stage, but I have never played any sort of comedy on the screen. — Peter O'Toole Copy Share Image
Comedy is able to point out things in ways that more serious people cannot. — Randy Rainbow Copy Share Image
Comedy appeals to the collective mind of the audience and this grows fatigued; while farce appeals to a more robust organ, their collective belly. — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
I think the way comedy is represented on screen is it's either all fart jokes - and it's just laughter for the sake of… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
The whole point of real comedy is that you can say something that is true, and by being funny, you can make it tolerable… — Dave Rubin Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is, you can't do comedy unless someone is behaving badly. Otherwise, it's not a comedy. — Keegan-Michael Key Copy Share Image
If you were to draw Bugs, the easiest way is to learn how to draw a carrot and then hook a rabbit onto it — Chuck Jones Copy Share Image
Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter. — Chuck Jones Copy Share Image
An idea has no worth at all without believable characters to implement it; a plot without characters is like a tennis court without players.… — Chuck Jones Copy Share Image
Everything on Saturday morning [cartoons] moves alike that's one of the reasons it's not animation. The drawings are different, but everybody acts the same… — Chuck Jones Copy Share Image
Well, directing is doing the key drawings, not the key animation, mind you. — Chuck Jones Copy Share Image
You do not 'suffer' if you decide 'that's the way it is' rather than 'why is it this way?' — Chuck Jones Copy Share Image
Censorship, I believe, is the most dangerous enemy to all human communication, and piety of intention is probably the most dangerous, the most virulent… — Chuck Jones Copy Share Image
There's only one test of a great children's book, or a great children's film, and that is this: If it can be read or… — Chuck Jones Copy Share Image
As you become acquainted with a character you are creating, you add parts of yourself that are pertinent to that character. — Chuck Jones Copy Share Image
Fog and smog should not be confused and are easily separated by color. — Chuck Jones Copy Share Image
'Mad TV' is one of my most favorite shows of all time and is a huge part of my obsession with sketch comedy. — Shane Dawson Copy Share Image
In the future, I would like to do more films with contemporary themes. Perhaps comedy, which is something I have done in theater but… — Luke Evans Copy Share Image
“Men circle like bees around honey, buzzing to communicate their sexual despair.” — Carla H Krueger Copy Share Image
You can't cheat comedy. You know, it either is going to be there on the day you capture or it's not. — Justin Lin Copy Share Image
I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area. — Susan Sullivan Copy Share Image
I always worked on holidays when I had to wait tables and stuff like that, so I'm used to it, but now I just… — Chris Redd Copy Share Image
There's nothing like the energy in a small comedy club room or a small theater when it's going really well. I can see everybody's… — Drew Carey Copy Share Image
God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny. — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image