Acting Quote by John C. Reilly

I'm not the comic innovator that Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy are. I can't just come out with an incredible line.

— Judge Reinhold

With comedy, don't try to be funny. That's really helped me. Just say the lines as you would say them, interact with other characters,…

— Ariel Winter

I like to learn the lines and not get any precontrived things in my head about the part. Just get on stage and see…

— John Mahoney

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

I try to bring myself to every role. The last thing you want to seem like to other people is a talking head or…

— Krysten Ritter

How can [actors] learn their lines and be honest in front of 30 people and all the lights? It makes me cry sometimes. I…

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I feel like everything you learn as an actor growing up is wrong. You're supposed to hit your mark, find your light and know…

— Joaquin Phoenix

You know what make me laugh? Good, clean, honest humor. Not-trying-to-be-funny humor. Like Will Ferrell. Will Ferrell got that kind of humor.

— Redman

To do comedy, you have to be a pretty good actor to start with.

— Robert Webb

By the time I got to the point where I was 'starring' in movies, and I had executives telling me what lines to say,…

— Rick Moranis

There was a time when I was like, 'I'm a dramatic actor,' 'I'm a comedian'... There's no line anymore. You have to be able…

— Christina Applegate

When I approach a character, I don't take it as comedy because I don't know how to do it.

— Sunil Grover