Comedians Quote by Roberto Benigni Download Open image “I think that sometimes only comedians can reach the peaks of tragedy.” — Roberto Benigni ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Comedians I think Only Peaks Reach Sometimes Think Tragedy
The tragedian will always be a limited tragedian if he has not learned how to laugh. The comedian who cannot weep will never touch… — Ellen Terry Copy Share Image
You never have a comedian who hasn't got a very deep strain of sadness within him or her. Every great clown has been very… — Margaret Rutherford Copy Share Image
I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor. — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I think actors have a greater responsibility when doing comedy. It's as easy as anything to get cheap laughs, but that's not the idea… — Peter Bowles Copy Share Image
Comedians don't have a monopoly on suffering. But creative people are sometimes fortunate enough to be able to incorporate their most traumatic experiences into… — Matt Lucas Copy Share Image
But I will say that most comedians are the saddest people I know. That is the biggest paradox to me. — Jean Reno Copy Share Image
Most comedians I know are quite serious, anxious people who find life rather difficult. As a consequence, they make people laugh. — Robyn Hitchcock Copy Share Image
One can always lament, you know — but to laugh in the face of life, that's very hard. And for me the great tragedian… — Martha Graham Copy Share Image
When I was a little boy, I was reading Dante and I was saying to myself 'Bravo, Dante, Bravo.' It's so beautiful, the music,… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
'The Tiger And The Snow' is a beautiful movie. I am in love with this idea. — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was 'Ben Hur'. — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So she thought somebody had put a spell on me… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
Only comedians can talk about death, life, God and Virgin Mary. If I was a tragic actor, I couldn't allow myself. But with this… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
I'm a storyteller: the crux of the matter is to reach beauty, poetry; it doesn't matter if that is comedy or tragedy. They're the… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
I grew up in Tuscany in a very poor family. My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
My duty is to try to reach beauty. Cinema is emotion. When you laugh you cry. — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
What is more simple than to tell to a little boy, 'This is not the truth, it is a game?' — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
I would like to thank my parents in Vergaio, a little village in Italy. They gave me the biggest gift: poverty. — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
I could have made a small film and kept all the money from 'Life is Beautiful'. Instead, I spent more money than I had… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
“Comedians and artists are some of the loneliest, self-destructive people on the planet. If you enjoy what they produce, take the time to appreciate… — Roz Inga Copy Share Image
I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you… — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
At one point when I was very young, when I was first starting out, I thought, 'Well, one day I'll be able to put… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
My mom is two people to me. She's my mom number one, and then she's this lady most comedians know as being a legendary… — Pauly Shore Copy Share Image
There's a fallacy with stand up comedy, which is, people come up to comedians, and they go, 'You say what I think but I'm… — Jim Jefferies Copy Share Image
At comedy festivals, we always get grouped with other musical comedians, so you can get to know them and see what everyone is doing.… — Kate Micucci Copy Share Image
A lot of female comedians will go up there in a sweatshirt and Converses, trying to dress themselves down, because it is sort of… — Carly Craig Copy Share Image
I'd say Jon Stewart has remained funny the entire time. Jon always makes it funny first. And he's just, he's talking about serious things,… — Norm MacDonald Copy Share Image
Oftentimes, the funniest comedians are people who've gone through personal torment. — Cole Sprouse Copy Share Image
For me, comedians are like the epitome for everything great, and they terrify me. I just want to be them. I want to be… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
Comedians have to challenge the power. Comedians should be dangerous and devastating - and funny. That's the hardest part. — Mort Sahl Copy Share Image
