Believable Quote by Hank Azaria

In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to…

— Stephen Root

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

It's quite frightening; the business of trying to be funny is very hairy. In comedy, the potential for humiliation is huge. Trying to be…

— Emily Mortimer

I'm always in situations where you can't be funny, and yet I want to do it anyway.

— Tim Heidecker

With comedy, you have to do it right. In a drama, there's a lot of different ways to succeed in a moment. But comedy…

— Jack Nicholson

I don't do comedy. I think if a situation is funny you just play it for real and if it's funny, it's funny.

— Morgan Freeman

Comedy is all about the character. When you're too focused on the gags, the character suffers, and you don't get the laugh. Comedy has…

— Brett Gelman

Especially with a comedy, you've got the clear cut goal of trying to make a scene funny. It's not like drama where you're trying…

— Luke Wilson

I have a rule - 'funny is funny!' When I write comedy, it's not my aim to upset people. I will be offensive, edgy…

— Vir Das

Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else's expense. And I find that that's just a form of bullying in a…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I can only speak for myself, but you never set out to be funny. You just set out to play the scenes real, and…

— Jason Jones

Whatever makes you laugh is fine, and all we can do as comedy professionals is try to steer you towards something that we think…

— Paul Feig