Character Quote by Steve Carell

I think anyone who behaves boorishly but without a good sense of humor is not as fun to watch.

— Gaby Hoffmann

I learned that characters are funniest when they don't really know what they're doing.

— Jamie Demetriou

A lot of times the movies I think are the funniest are dramas. I feel like dramas are so much funnier because they're actually…

— Zach Woods

I don't happen to have a sense of humor personally, so I don't know what's funny about a character... This happens to be a…

— Wallace Shawn

I love watching people be totally committed in a very real way to stupid situations. I find it's not so much trying to be…

— Will Ferrell

The funniest thing about comedy is that you never know why people laugh. I know what makes them laugh but trying to get your…

— W. C. Fields

That's what's interesting about people. It can be funny, but when [John] Travolta got there and did [comic moments] you're like, "Oh! This is…

— Ti West

I think that's something that people don't realize enough about when they get into comedy - it's not just about sitting back and observing…

— Brett Gelman

Comedy is all about the character. When you're too focused on the gags, the character suffers, and you don't get the laugh. Comedy has…

— Brett Gelman

To me, there's nothing funnier than funny people in peril, because it's just a great springboard for people to be at a heightened emotionality…

— Paul Feig

So many stars who have shows are intimidated by having people around them be funnier than them. It's always the unsuccessful ones. Look at…

— Paul Feig

A lot of entertainment, and especially in a half-hour format, can be all jokes, all the time. And some of those jokes can be…

— Ari Graynor