Bent Quote by Stephen Root

If it's strictly comedy, I like to bring some darkness to it. If it's strictly drama, I always like to lighten it up as…

— Nestor Carbonell

I think you're bound to get a sense of any character that you play. It's not something you often do in comedy.

— Rowan Atkinson

I think, in a comedy, it's easy to play people as very two-dimensional. But what is enjoyable to watch is seeing a more fully…

— Sophie Rundle

I would have to say that I have to concentrate more when I'm doing comedy. There are so many details that make up any…

— Anonymous

I learned that comedy is born out of strong characters. I won't begin writing a character until I have a clear take on them.

— Maria Semple

It's quite hard to find a ballsy or complex character. So the roles I've taken are those. Lot's of people put me in the…

— Eva Green

I love writing comedy and being a part of it, but as a visual, physical presence in a story, I probably am more impactful…

— Bob Odenkirk

With any character I play, I gravitate to the juxtaposition and humor.

— Shawnee Smith

Most of our occupations are low comedy.... We must play our part duly, but as the part of a borrowed character. Of the mask…

— Michel de Montaigne

I've played comedy before but not that much. I mostly do get drawn to darker material.

— Natasha Richardson

For me, my preference for comedy is grounding it in the psychology of the character, and not just kind of making faces. Even when…

— Matt McGorry

The more gifted and talkative one's characters are, the greater the chances of their resembling the author in tone or tint of mind.

— Vladimir Nabokov