Allen Quote by Stephen Merchant

I thought if I could do stand-up comedy well enough, I could parlay it back into films - like Charlie Chaplin and Woody Allen…

— Mike Birbiglia

I played few hero roles in the initial days of my career, but audiences loved me for my comic timing and, therefore, I later…

— Ali

I've had varying luck with comedy in the past, but I'd really like to give that another go. I don't know if I'd chase…

— Dennis Quaid

I have done a wide range of characters and getting acknowledged as a comedian is encouraging for me as an actor.

— Biju Menon

Woody Allen is a great dramatist and a great comedian.

— Cate Blanchett

The best comedy I ever did was when people didn't know who I was.

— Chevy Chase

I'm best known as a stand-up comedian, but I'm a good actor in the right role.

— Marcus Brigstocke

My inspiration is the one and only godfather of comedy himself, Richard Pryor. He's the greatest.

— Eddie Griffin

I have always been told that I was a funny, entertaining person and have always been told to give comedy a try.

— Gabriel Iglesias

There are so many really good comedians, and I would never be as good as they are. It's not my calling.

— Paul Rudd

I was immediately into all the great movie comedians - Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder. Everything those guys had anything to…

— Doug Benson

My heroes are Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman. Those are the two actors that both do comedies and dramas, seamlessly. Also John C. Reilly…

— Jonah Hill