Comedy Quote by Morgan Freeman

The thing about comedy is that you don't have to play funny.

— Rasika Dugal

The fact of the matter is, you can't do comedy unless someone is behaving badly. Otherwise, it's not a comedy.

— Keegan-Michael Key

I don't play comedy as comedy. That would be the biggest trap. I think about the characters and their situations. Then you don't have…

— Penelope Cruz

My philosophy is that if you're playing a moment truthfully, that it's a funny moment, then hopefully it will be funny. I like to…

— Peter Vack

With drama, you know if you're having a true moment, but in comedy, if somebody doesn't laugh, then you know you're not being funny.…

— Brooke Nevin

With comedy, you have to do it right. In a drama, there's a lot of different ways to succeed in a moment. But comedy…

— Jack Nicholson

If you try to go for a laugh, it's death to the comedy. Personally, that's how I approach comedy. But I'm no expert.

— Rachel Weisz

In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to…

— Stephen Root

If you play comedic scenes like they're really serious, then it's so much more funny than if you're going for a laugh.

— Patton Oswalt

In comedy, you have to do all of the same stuff you do in drama and then put the comedy on top of it.…

— Jon Lovitz

I think the kick to doing comedy is just to get in a film with really funny people and let them do their jobs.…

— Amy Adams

Comedy is harder than drama, because with comedy you're expecting a result..you make them laugh. [If] they ain't laughing then you're screwed.

— Billy Bob Thornton