Being Quote by Elvis Mitchell

The original idea [ of the Pineapple Express] came from Judd [Apatow] actually. He just kind of had the loose notion of like, 'What…

— Seth Rogen

Reading [Judd Apatow] book, about his background, I think there's a great similarity. What gives him the fire to work hard? He worked hard,…

— David Copperfield

There's always something interesting about comedy teams that have the exact same energy. The one time I really noticed that was Will Ferrell and…

— Scott Aukerman

Charles Chaplin makes a million dollars a year out of a funny, shuffling walk and a pair of baggy trousers, because he does "something…

— Napoleon Hill

Anything Rowan Atkinson touched turned to gold. His timing was impeccable and there seemed to be a deep intelligence behind what he was doing.

— Omid Djalili

Eddie Murphy was the Michael Jordan of comedy. He had a full range of abilities.

— Aries Spears

Movies were invented for Jimmy Cagney, and he was invented for the movies. A perfect match.

— Clint Eastwood

The martini: the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet.

— H. L. Mencken

If you want to see what stage comedians did to get laffs a century ago, watch the 1910 'Wizard of Oz.' I hope you…

— Kage Baker

Professor Irwin Corey had some of the best timing in the world, and that is something you can't steal. He talked nonsense, not punch-lines,…

— Tommy Smothers

We're delighted that Freddie Flintstone and his friends have made such a hit. The comedy is not the old cartoon slapstick. Most of it…

— William Hanna

The Duplass brothers do that so well - that very simple, very horrifically awkward comedy.

— Timothy Simons