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I always felt that my way into comedy would be through my writing rather than my acting.

— Simon Bird

As a writer, I haven't delved into dramatic writing. As an actor, I could always, even more so than comedy, do drama.

— Jonah Hill

The reason why I became an actor was for the community, now I realize. It's the people that you're with, and the fact that…

— Naomi Ackie

I feel like I share a great relationship with my audience where they trust my judgment and choice of films and sense of comedy.

— Vir Das

As a writer, I haven't delved into dramatic writing. As an actor, I could always, even more so than comedy, do drama. When you…

— Jonah Hill

I'm afraid that the act of writing is so scary and anxiety-filled that I never laugh at all. In fact, when people tell me…

— Cynthia Ozick

I was intentionally curbing the impulse to be funny and hiding the ability. I wrote any number of very serious attempts at poems, short…

— Patrick deWitt

In my career, since people have appreciated my performance on television for years, even casting directors trust that I am capable of delivering a…

— Sunil Grover

I love comedy and I would write things to myself as an exercise in writing. I didn't do well for years, and I quit.…

— George Lopez

When I started acting, doing theater stuff at a young age, I was always the comic relief-type roles, so I knew I had a…

— Kenan Thompson

I never thought I would be in a comedic role; my past is in drama.

— Gillian Jacobs

I'm a big believer in comedy writers. I've always defended the honor of all comedy writers. It's extremely difficult, but I've always felt that…

— Craig Mazin