Audience Quote by Norman Lear

They weren't interested in entertainment. They were tough. I learned one trick, which was to be quieter than they were until they had to…

— Judy Holliday

The smaller an audience is, the more self-conscious they are. People are always looking at each other to see who is laughing. Because the…

— Baron Vaughn

I learned very early that an audience would relax and look at things differently if they felt they could laugh with you from time…

— Twyla Tharp

During the Great Depression, when people laughed their worries disappeared. Audiences loved these funny men. I decided to become one.

— Jerry Stiller

Growing up doing those Kiwanis Clubs, doing those Cub Scout banquets, doing those church shows, I learned to find that sensibility that most people…

— Jeff Dunham

We kept a broad audience, and we didn't make fun of people who had necessarily made mistakes in their life and burned them to…

— Tim Conway

I always had the desire to entertain people, whether it was to make 'em laugh or to scare 'em or stir things up just…

— Marilyn Manson

The audience works as such a mob. They either all laugh or all don't laugh, and, you know, changes from audience to audience.

— Sarah Silverman

In a live setting, the audience is trapped and can't leave. That really makes the audience be with you and laugh more because you're…

— Adam Conover

I enjoyed entertaining people since I was a little girl. There was nothing better than making people laugh. That, and the need to express…

— Amy Weber

It's much more fun to share and laugh at the bad times and the frustrations. I find you get a much deeper connection with…

— Aziz Ansari

I love working with an audience. I love working with actual people who, you know, if they're moved, you see it. If you say…

— Jane Pauley