Appearance Quote by Michel de Montaigne

And regardless of the fact that in this country, certainly in the arts, we treat comedy as a second-class citizen, I've never thought of…

— Jeff Daniels

A German writer observes: "The noblest characters only show themselves in their real light. All others act comedy with their fellow-men even unto the…

— Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

comedy is a high form of art becaus it brings us more joy than anything else, practically but at the same time, it doesn't…

— Jim Carrey

I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human…

— Stephen Mangan

Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing. We set no styles, no standards. We're reflections. It's a distorted mirror in the fun house. We…

— Alan King

There's a real freedom in being involved in a comedy. You can lean into the silliness of who we are as people.

— Harris Dickinson

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

To the extent that there is anything properly identifiable as dignity in our society today, our present writers of comedy would be inclined to…

— Steve Allen

“Being a playwright, a film producer, a minister, a general; these are all masks one wears over one’s face in the society; masks don’t…

— Mehmet Murat ildan

Now, because of this big backdrop that we've given ourselves, these little personal, human details take on a whole new context and give us…

— Jason Winer

I believe people leave a theater bonding with characters. Story is the vessel that carries character. Comedy is a very important component of expressing…

— Chris Meledandri

We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.

— Aldous Huxley