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I think sadness and anger are really fertile ground for comedy. No one is really interested in a happy person doing comedy.

— Zach Galifianakis

I think comedy has to be an intellectual pursuit. It comes down to logic and analysis. As soon as it becomes emotional, it's not…

— Ricky Gervais

I think that no matter how much you don't like yourself or the drama of your life you can still find some comedy in…

— Tommy Lee Jones

Knowing about comedy has helped me with the drama. To see people laugh, it's like there are moments of catharsis in the middle of…

— Steve Coogan

All comedy is really talking about social issues and things that are affecting our lives.

— Tom Green

People think drama drives story, but I think the comedy is really the heart and soul.

— Richard Linklater

Can human beings change? The humor, and the sadness, of remarriage comedies can be said to result from the fact that we have no…

— Stanley Cavell

As everyone knows, comedy is the toughest emotion to handle. Everything about it is difficult - writing, directing and acting.

— Vivek

I certainly do believe that a lot of comedy comes from awkwardness and embarrassment - pointing out the ways things are uncomfortable. Definitely the…

— Christian Finnegan

I love it if comedy reflects real life because to me it's more reassuring that we'll get through.

— James L. Brooks

I think comedy is where I feel very silly, confident, and really can't expose too much of my sensitive side.

— Melissa Villasenor

Comedy is like music; it builds on itself. Once someone comes up with a theory or a different way of doing things, people start…

— Doug Stanhope