Character Quote by Salim Kumar

Comedians... they're different from actors. There's more ego there. They create the whole thing, I guess, so they're more precious.

— Sharon Horgan

It's hard for people to differentiate between a character they see on television and a person who plays the character.

— Madelaine Petsch

comedians are people who say funny things, and comics are people who say things funny.

— Staton Rabin

I don't think comedians make an active decision to be a certain "persona." Comedians write the way they're going to write.

— Jim Gaffigan

I think comedians have a function in society, which is to make fun of our icons.

— Anonymous

I have worked with a great many comedians as opposed to comics, although I have worked with comics as well, I make the distinction.

— Bobby Darin

When I approach villains, unless it's a drama, I'm a comedian, so I approach most things from a comedic point of view.

— Rob Riggle

At first, like every other actor, I wanted to do characters with deep traits - what we call 'serious characters.'

— Indrans

It is important to understand that there is no distinction between comedians and actors. All are actors.

— Suraj Venjaramood

I have comedic things in my stuff, but I don't consider myself a comedian. I'm just a YouTuber, I guess just a personality.

— Ryan Higa

I always fancied myself more of an actor than a comedian before I realized that only assholes make that kind of distinction.

— Rob Corddry

[Being a good comedian] is a skill, but it's also a weird thing that only certain people can do. I always equate it to…

— Nick Swardson