Begin Quote by Maria Semple

For myself, the way that I learned comedy was doing it live for four years, and only after doing sketch for four years did…

— Rachel Bloom

“Nothing is born as strong as it can become.”

— Mark Helprin

Some people are born strong or stretchy, or with a tungsten will.

— Nancy Gibbs

“The strongest people aren’t the ones who are born strong. They’re the ones who know what it’s like to be weak, and have a…

— Sam J. Miller

I think I was born strong-willed. That's not the kind of thing you can learn. The advantage is, you stick to what you believe…

— Joan Jett

What I've kind of learned about comedy is that when comedy gets too expensive it might not be funny. Sometimes it's good to keep…

— Jaleel White

I learned a few things on my own since, and modified some of the things he taught me, but everything, unequivocally, that I learned…

— Woody Allen

I wish I'd known from the beginning that I was born a strong woman. What a difference it would have made! I wish I'd…

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

I think I learned everything about comedy and timing and drama from watching 'The Muppet Show,' which was one of the best shows ever…

— Michael Giacchino

I think people were just seriously happy to find a funny woman who does comedy like a man. Because I learned how to do…

— Lisa Lampanelli

I was sort of trained in drama. I went to theater school. I started on the stage. Comedy is absolutely an essential part of…

— Alex O'Loughlin

You can take lessons to become almost anything: flying lessons, piano lessons, skydiving lessons, acting lessons, race car driving lessons, singing lessons. But there's…

— Steve Harvey