Actors Quote by Michael Caine

Comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write.

— Michael Caine

Writing comedy is an exposing thing because you're putting yourself on the line with every joke you write, and although you can't second-guess an…

— Catherine Tate

It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of all to write a…

— Jack Lemmon

It's terrible to write what are essentially comedies for people with no sense of humor. Everyone thinks they have a sense of humor, but…

— Whit Stillman

For making a good comedy film, you need a good writer whose craft can be understood through the time that he takes to write…

— Johnny Lever

With comedy especially, it feels like such a clear-cut thing to be a writer-director. There is so much nuance and tone in a comedy…

— Todd Phillips

And if you have great writing, it's really easy, but if it's not so great and you have to work a little harder, I…

— Matt LeBlanc

Anyone can write. But comedy, you've got to do some writing. You get one comedy script to every 20 dramas.

— Michael Caine

I think comedy is the hardest actual form of writing there is.

— Michael Hirst

Comedy is often a short career because you get to a point where you are no longer a small thing punching up at targets;…

— Tim Minchin

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

As a writer, I haven't delved into dramatic writing. As an actor, I could always, even more so than comedy, do drama. When you…

— Jonah Hill