Being funny Quote by Simon Amstell

Humour has always been a self-defence mechanism for me.

— Brooke Shields

With comedy, a lot of people develop their sense of humor as a defense mechanism.

— Judd Apatow

I'd always used humour as a weapon, as a protection. But being able to make people laugh is a way of not getting in…

— Michelle Gomez

Humor was also a defense mechanism from getting picked on at school. If I could be funny maybe people wouldn't bother me.

— Pandora Boxx

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.

— Mignon McLaughlin

A sense of humour is a major defense against minor troubles.

— Mignon McLaughlin

Whenever I indulge my sense of humor, it gets me into trouble.

— Calvin Coolidge

You never want to defend a joke. People get to choose whether or not to laugh and whether or not they think something is…

— Larry Wilmore

I have shielded myself against the volley of jokes that I have been made the subject of.

— Alok Nath

A careful and sympathetic sense of humour can also be a great asset when there is need to get out of difficult situations gracefully.

— John Allen Fraser

In a way, a lot of my humor comes from presenting things that are dramatic or shocking and then people not having socially appropriate…

— Chuck Palahniuk

I've always surrounded myself with funny people,

— Leslie Mann