“I played a lot of serious parts in a lot of TV movies and early miniseries but what happens is that you get sort of locked into "Oh no, he's a serious actor." Well, I was a serious actor for nine years or 10 years and then I get into comedy and everybody said, "Oh no, he's funny. He can do comedy," and then all of a sudden, you're just a comedy guy.” YearsWellsSaidHappensGuyActorsCan DoComedySeriousTvsNineLockedNine Years Author:Barry Bostwick
“I love going back and forth from drama to comedy. I love switching it around and showing people that I can do both.” PeopleI CanCan DoComedyDramaBack And ForthSwitching Author:Kaitlyn
“I do love comedy, but I'm not brave enough to tackle a script whose goal is to make you laugh. That's tough. The ones that can do it, I tip my hat off to them, but I don't have that kind of humor or mind.” MindKindEnoughGoalCan DoLaughingComedyToughBraveScriptsHatsMake You LaughHats Off Author:William H. Macy
“My road to success was a long road to success was a long road. You get out of something what you put into it. I put blood, sweat and tears into stand-up comedy and the entertainment realm in general. For me to just know be coming around is a blessing. It's a blessing and it's an honor. It makes me say I can get more and I can do more.” KnowsLongI CanCan DoComedyBloodTearsHonorBlessingEntertainmentRealmsSweatRoad To SuccessStand Up ComedyLong RoadSweat And TearsBlood Sweat And Tears Author:Kevin Hart
“Sometimes I wonder about the people who can do very reflective work about their own ethnic group or their own families, or comedies that take place in the life that they've grown up in. That's a very special fortitude. Other brains have a curiosity for what they don't know - the life they're not leading.” PeopleKnowsSometimesCan DoBrainWonderComedyGroupsSpecialCuriosityFortitudeSometimes I WonderEthnic Groups Author:Debra Granik
“It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do. It's not unexpected for me to be in a comedy film anymore; I'm no longer the underdog in that world. Not that I'm great or good at it or anything, it's just that I've done a bunch of them, so you're not shocked.” PeopleThinkingWorldGivingDoneFilmCan DoComedyExpectationsBunchShockUnexpectedShockedYou Can Do ItUnderdog Author:Jonah Hill
“I'd always wanted to be a dramatic. Comedy comes more naturally to me. I can do it with more facility. So I feel more comfortable with it.” FeelsI CanWantedCan DoComedyComfortableDramaticFacilityI Can Do It Author:Woody Allen
“I want to do more drama. Comedy is the path of least resistance for my company. People know we can do them. People know they get a good response. People want to make them. Who am I to push up against that?” PeopleKnowsWantCan DoCompanyPathComedyDramaResponseResistancePush UpsPath Of Least Resistance Author:Ice Cube
“The only reason I got into stand-up was because my brother told me to. I had no idea what I was going to do with my life. I was 17 and my brother went to a comedy club and he said - you can do that.” SaidIdeasReasonCan DoComedyBrotherClubsNo IdeaMy BrotherComedy Clubs Author:Adam Sandler
“I've probably done the odd thing. I've probably done more than I would have done and some things you don't say no to. You don't say no to working with "The Simpsons"... the greatest comedy show on television. You mustn't. Even though going to my bad judgment, I remember saying that all I can do is make this show slightly worse.” I CanDoneShowsRememberCan DoComedyTelevisionJudgmentOddOdd ThingsComedy Shows Author:Ricky Gervais
“One of the things I can do is to try to put myself in different kinds of movies and that kind of subtly changes my work. By the time my obituary is written, I want there to be a great western and a great comedy.” WantTryingKindI CanDifferentCan DoComedyWrittenWesternDifferent KindsObituaryGreat Comedy Author:Ethan Hawke
“I used to feel this need to prove to people that I can do something dramatic. But, the truth is that I don't know if I can. I don't think I have it in my skill set. It would be great, but I do love making comedies. It's been so much fun for me, and I hope that I can continue to do it.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsNeedsFeelsI CanWould BeUsedFunCan DoComedyTruth IsSkillsProveDramaticCan Do SomethingLove Making Author:Anna Faris
“You never want to be the worst bowler of the group-because then everyone treats you like you have cancer. "You can do it! We're praying for you." The advice starts. "Use a heavier ball." "Keep your arm straight." "You should get a vasectomy." If you're really bad at bowling like me, they'll ask if want the bumpers up. Not that bowling is that complex anyway. "You want the bumpers? We can get rid of the pins. Why don't you take this coloring book and sit in the corner?"” IfsWantShouldBookUseFunnyAsksCan DoComedyGroupsWorstAdviceLike YouArmsPrayingTreatsBallsComplexesCancerCornersLike MeYou Can Do ItPinsBowlingBumperBowlersPraying For YouVasectomy Author:Jim Gaffigan
“I personally just want to do as many different things as I can do, whether it's comedy, drama, science fiction, horror, narrator... You've got a documentary, I've got a voice. Animated films. Big films, small films.” WantI CanDifferentBigsFilmVoiceCan DoFictionComedyDramaHorrorScience FictionDifferent ThingsDocumentariesAnimatedNarratorsAnimated Films Author:Colin Farrell
“I can do comedy but it's a certain type. I'm not a physical comedy guy. I'm not Will Ferrell - there's just this crazy and get naked and run through the thing screaming. That's just not my style; my style is drama or - I'm not slapstick.” I CanRunningGuyCertainCan DoComedyCrazyStyleTypeDramaNakedSlapstickPhysical Comedy Author:Mekhi Phifer