Actors Quote by Shirley MacLaine

Class has always been a staple of British comedy. We've always been able to laugh at it. When British shows are translated to America,…

— Dick Clement

There's a film I did called 'Front of the Class', about a teacher who had Tourette's. That was a beautiful blend of drama and…

— James Wolk

A lot of comedies, I think, make the wrong choice of having the straight man being this bland emotional conduit for the audience.

— Thomas Middleditch

The straight man has to know to relate to the comic. When I think of the great comedy teams, I think of Martin &…

— Marty Allen

I don't know why, but it seems to be a common story for actors and comedians to have a tendency to be bad students…

— Ty Burrell

I wasn't very good in my serious acting class. Sometimes people took our class so seriously, so I used to, sort of, make fun…

— Jennifer Coolidge

I was taught by a lot of great comedy writers to go for the reality in a role, and the comedy will come through.

— Carol Kane

I think the best advice I'd say to any actor when you do comedy is play it straight.

— Ricky Gervais

[Virginia Madsen] big part in that movie ['Class'] required her shirt to get ripped off, and looking back, it couldn't be a more egregious,…

— Rob Lowe

I took a stand-up comedy class because I'd always wanted to.

— Jeanie Buss

One of my favorite comedy performances of all time is Charles Grodin in 'Midnight Run,' and in a lot of things he's done. I…

— Andy Daly

Most actors want to sink their teeth into amazing material.

— Emmanuelle Chriqui