Difficult Quote by Emma Thompson

Even with the darkest and most distressing subjects in movies there's always going to be humour not far away, just under the surface. And…

— Mackenzie Crook

Even when something sad or tragic happens, I find a way to look at it in a positive light. People who don't have a…

— Zach Anner

A lot of thought goes into making people laugh. Comedy is never easy. Making people cry is easier than making them laugh.

— Johnny Lever

I'm trying to make sure that there's comedy as well as sadness. It makes the sadness more memorable.

— Rick Moody

When I make a film, the yardstick is my mind. If I laugh at the jokes and feel sad at the serious undersides, then…

— Rajkumar Hirani

It's hard to make a movie that is both funny and emotional, that has something to say and is clear to the audience.

— Christopher Miller

This is a time when we need to smile more and Hollywood movies are supposed to do that for people in difficult times...

— Steven Spielberg

Everyone is so occupied that they hardly get time to laugh their fullest. So, I feel blessed that through the medium of cinema, I…

— Varun Sharma

It seems to me that very sad things always contain an element of the comical

— Haruki Murakami

If you look back at a lot of these Spielberg movies and Stephen King books, even though there's a lot of fun and a…

— Ross Duffer

Film can't just be a long line of bliss. There's something we all like about the human struggle.

— David Lynch

People are funny, and in the most tragic situations, when comedy erupts from nowhere, it can turn on its head within the space of…

— Sally Hawkins