“It's like a cast of actors; you're all working together closely under pressure to produce something everyday. And when we put up an issue, it's like the curtains opening on a new play. I really like that daily sense of surprise.” PlayTogetherActorsLiteratureIssuesProducePressureSurpriseEverydayCastsOpeningWorking TogetherCurtainsUnder Pressure Author:David Talbot
“every actor knows that tragedy, being linear and inevitable, is taxing - but comedy, which depends on the element of surprise, is the hardest act of all.” KnowsActorsComedyDependsElementsTragedySurpriseHardestInevitableLinearElement Of Surprise Book:Saturday's Child: A Memoir Source: Saturday's Child: A Memoir
“I always get a little bit pissed off when stand-up comedy is not recognised as being as good a craft as being an actor. We give Oscars to people and it's like, 'Aw, this person is the greatest person on earth', but being an actor is pretty easy in comparison to stand-up comedy. It's no surprise that several stand-up comics have gone on to become great actors. I don't know any great actors that have gone on to become great stand-up comics.” PeopleKnowsGivingLittlesPersonsEarthActorsEasyBitsGoneComedyLittle BitSurpriseCraftsComparisonOscarsGreat ActorsPissed OffStand Up Comedy Author:Jim Jefferies
“[On Lisa Kudrow:] She's like the best kind of jazz there is. You don't know what note she's going to hit and it's always a surprise.” KnowsKindActorsJazzNotesSurprise Author:Meg Ryan