Quote by Judy Carter

One thing I think is that comics are really good at expressing emotion. I think there's a way that comics characters can be drawn…

— Jeffrey Brown

I don't consider myself a comic but a performer. A comic tells bad jokes.

— Sandra Bernhard

Every comic will tell you that a lot of crowds play differently to different social commentary. Some people are really uptight about stuff like…

— Andrew Santino

There is an actor's responsibility in presenting the emotional content of the lyrics to an audience. But whether you do that in a straightforward…

— Kurt Elling

As a stand up, and often in acting, there is no place for the most intense feelings. Rage, genuine sorrow, naked hope... These things…

— Hal Sparks

As comedians, we have the opportunity to convey a message that will have an effect. The best can make you laugh and cry, the…

— Jay Pharoah

Some comics have long routines to get them in the mood - I just prefer to sit down, write out the same jokes in…

— Jack Whitehall

You look up at drama, down at comedy. A singer, looking up is okay. A comic, it's death.

— Buddy Hackett

I don't know what other singers feel when they articulate lyrics, but being an 18-karat manic-depressive and having lived a life of violent emotional…

— Frank Sinatra

Any comic is a tragic soul. Comedy is one of the things that allows one to survive. Particularly if one has been in the…

— Twyla Tharp

If humor is not present, I tend to be concerned about the artist, or distrusting of what they're presenting - unless there is an…

— Scott Avett