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It is hard enough to be good at all, but to be good in comedy speaks for your character.

— Roger Ebert

The strength of comedy is I don't have to answer to anybody, but sometimes you want to learn from other people and see your…

— Bo Burnham

I think it would be harder for me not to write comedy because the comic view of things is the one that comes most…

— Richard Russo

I would have to say that I have to concentrate more when I'm doing comedy. There are so many details that make up any…

— Anonymous

The comedy really comes from how badly you want these characters to succeed and with a comedy that's often hard.

— Jonah Hill

I've been doing a lot of drama, but I feel like comedy is my strength.

— Taraji P. Henson

I think you're bound to get a sense of any character that you play. It's not something you often do in comedy.

— Rowan Atkinson

I'm a big believer in comedy writers. I've always defended the honor of all comedy writers. It's extremely difficult, but I've always felt that…

— Craig Mazin

I'm not really good at character or plot development. I'm just interested in big comedic moments.

— Graham Linehan

I try to give all my characters a sense of humor, so I guess I feel like I have done comedy, but maybe I'm…

— Kathy Baker

When I was a kid, I used to make up all these characters. I love comedy a lot, and I don't get to do…

— Omar Dorsey

I've done so many dramas in my life, and people don't even know I came from comedy.

— Kim Basinger