“I love comedy. Playing the underdog, and getting the laughs is my form of entertainment. I could think of nothing different that I would want to be doing at this time in my life.” ThinkingWantDifferentFormLaughingComedyEntertainmentUnderdog Author:Eugene Levy
“A movie is painting, it's photography, it's literature - because you have to have the screenplay - it's music. Put a different soundtrack to a comedy and it's a tragedy. A movie combines all those forms and forces you to pay attention for two hours with a group of people.” PeopleTwoDifferentFormLiteratureForceHoursPayAttentionComedyGroupsPaintingPhotographyTragedyPay AttentionScreenplaysSoundtracks Author:Paula Patton
“I feel very blessed in my career to have been able to bounce back and forth between different things, television and film, comedies and some dramas, but I am, um, as long as the script inspires me and there good people, that's it. I'm in.” PeopleFeelsLongHas BeensDifferentAbleFilmCareersComedyTelevisionInspireDramaBlessedScriptsDifferent ThingsGood PeopleBack And ForthBounce Author:Geoff Stults
“There's a lot of different parts to me, so it makes total sense to me that I would do a big TV show or studio movie and then do a free comedy show the next day. They both feel equally important to me.” FeelsImportantDifferentShowsBigsNextComedyTvsStudiosTv ShowsNext DayComedy Shows Author:Jenny Slate
“I like to think I've done a lot of different kinds of roles, but obviously I have done quite a lot of comedies.” ThinkingKindDifferentDoneRolesComedyDifferent Kinds Author:Luke Wilson
“I also focus on Bush and his administration - who do a lot of lying - and how a right-wing media has allowed them to get away with a lot of stuff that, in a different media environment, they probably wouldn't be able to get away with.” DifferentAbleLyingStuffEnvironmentComedyFocusMediaWingsAdministrationGet AwayRight Wing Author:Al Franken
“British comedy - which has been a big inspiration to me for many years - is very different to Australian comedy and different again to American comedy.” YearsHas BeensDifferentBigsInspirationComedyBritishAustralianBritish Comedy Author:Jason Gann
“If you look at the films that I've done generally, you would probably get an idea of what I'm most interested in, and if ever I do something unusual like a science fiction film or an action film or a comedy or something, then that to me feels like a step to the side to do something different.” IfsFeelsLooksIdeasDifferentDoneActionFilmSidesFictionStepsComedyScience FictionUnusualAction Films Author:Guy Pearce
“With comedy, you have to do it right. In a drama, there's a lot of different ways to succeed in a moment. But comedy comes from reality. You can't try to be funny.” WayTryingDifferentMomentsRealityComedyDramaSucceedDifferent Ways Author:Jack Nicholson
“I enjoy doing all different types of movies even though I am the most comfortable with comedy.” DifferentEnjoyComedyTypeComfortable Author:Adam Sandler
“Une ample Come die a' cent actes divers, Et dont la sce' ne est l'Univers. A grand comedy in one hundred different acts, On the stage of the universe.” DifferentDiesUniverseComedyStageHundredCents Author:Jean de La Fontaine
“I've had a chance to really stretch and do a lot of different genres. When I started acting, my whole focus and intention was to work as a stage actor in a company where you're asked to different roles - do a comedy, do a tragedy, etc. I haven't had any reservations about jumping from one type of genre to another.” DifferentWholeActorsChanceActingCompanyRolesComedyFocusStageHavensTypeTragedyIntentionGenreEtcJumpingReservationsDifferent GenresStage Actors Author:Kyle MacLachlan
“He very nearly stole a scene in my movie, and I didn't call him on it because I was just like, Hey, I saw some stuff on SuperDeluxe and how many different films do you have on there? And he goes, This one, this one, Comedy by Numbers and this one and one called 'Bob Pitches a Movie.' And I'm like, Oh! And then I was thinking he would say, which is very similar to the one to the one I did in your movie, but he never did. I just let it go. I don't care.” ThinkingDifferentCareFilmStuffNumbersSawsComedySceneDon't CareHeyI Don't CareBobLet It GoJust Let It Go Author:Andy Dick
“I started in comedy when I first started as an actor on stage and doing improvisational theater and stuff like that. So a lot of people who know me know that sort of side of me. But I got the roles that I got as an young actor kind of steered me in a different direction, which were, at times, darker characters. And so comedy was not something that came easy for people to think of my in those terms.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFirstsKindDifferentCharacterYoungActorsEasyStuffSidesTermRolesComedyStageTheaterKnow MeDifferent DirectionsYoung Actors Author:Andy Garcia
“It was very serious and I wanted to do something really different so there was this comedy called TOP SECRET.” DifferentWantedSecretComedySeriousTop Secret Author:Val Kilmer
“In the original draft I was 27 and Peter was 55 in the script. That's not the same as a guy in his 40s and a dad in the end of his 70s. It's a different point in both our lives.” DifferentEndsGuyComedyOur LivesDadOriginalsScriptsPeter Author:Paul Reiser
“Even though I have fond feelings for comedy clubs, I enjoy the focus you get in a theater. Comedy clubs are a different animal. People are being served nachos and there's a blender going off in the background.” PeopleDifferentFeelingsEnjoyAnimalComedyFocusTheaterClubsBackgroundsComedy ClubsDifferent AnimalsBlendersNachos Author:Brian Regan
“I dont think I could compare myself to Macaulay Culkin, because were pretty much two different kinds of actors. Hes done a lot of comedy. He does mostly just comedy like Uncle Buck and Home Alone and Home Alone 2. And Ive done a lot of different stuff, like sad movies, like the movie about the kid with AIDS.” ThinkingKindDoeTwoDifferentDoneHomeKidsActorsStuffComedyAidsCompareDifferent KindsUnclesBucksMe AloneSad Movie Author:Brian Bonsall
“I love all kinds of movies. I love a really good comedy and not the cheesy ones. My parents hate this, but I love horror films. Those are my favorite, and of course, dramatic roles. Im really drawn to those as well. All different genres.” WellsKindDifferentFilmHateCoursesParentRolesComedyHorrorMy FavoriteAll KindsGenreDramaticCheesyHorror FilmDifferent Genres Author:Liana Liberato
“I've always wanted to do non-comedies, I've always done dramas, comedies, music, and I always like to bop around and do different things.” DifferentDoneWantedComedyDramaDifferent ThingsBops Author:Frank Oz
“I never know what my next thing is going to be, and I'm not out there specifically searching for one thing in particular. I'm just looking for something that's new and different. It could be a drama or a comedy, I just want to challenge myself and work with people that inspire me.” PeopleKnowsWantDifferentNextChallengesComedyOne ThingInspireParticularDrama Author:Hilary Swank
“Comedy is tragedy plus time, but the time is different for everybody.” DifferentComedyTragedyPlus Author:Mike Birbiglia
“I feel like a lot of my past career was going to film school, making a lot of different kinds of movies. I made a bunch of comedies, I made one drama and I made a couple musicals.” FeelsKindMadeDifferentSchoolPastFilmCareersComedyCoupleDramaBunchDifferent KindsMy PastFilm School Author:Adam Shankman
“I love comedy. I don't approach it any different. I'm not a comedian. I'm not a stand-up. I just do it like a part and personally, I love to watch comedies. If you don't get to do what you like to watch you get frustrated.” IfsDifferentWatchesComedyApproachComedianFrustratedJust Do It Author:Uma Thurman
“Earlier I`ve done hatever I could get my hands on to do for a living. I tried a couple of different things, but kitchen work was the best for me, because I took to a nomadic lifestyle before I started doing comedy. If you travel and get to a town and need a job, restaurants are always there.” IfsNeedsDifferentDoneHandsJobsComedyCoupleTownsLifestyleKitchenRestaurantsDifferent ThingsNomadic Author:Mitch Hedberg
“I kind of consider myself... I mean, I try to have my comedy be accessible, and if people are paying $30 to see me in a theater and they want to have their picture taken with me, it's not the end of the world. It's one of those things, where I'm not the only comic who does it. A lot of comics do it. If I'm doing a 4,000-seat venue, it might be a little bit of a different task, but it's all good.” PeopleIfsWorldWantTryingKindMeanLittlesDoeDifferentEndsMightBitsTakenComedyLittle BitTasksTheaterComicSeatsEnd Of The WorldVenuesPicture Taken Author:Jim Gaffigan
“The striking thing about New Girl is that under all the comedy, theres something about the emotions and reactions that feels very real - much more real than other sitcoms. Like - maybe everybody is sort of laid bare in different ways.” WayFeelsDifferentRealGirlEmotionComedyReactionsDifferent WaysSitcomNew Girl Author:Elizabeth Meriwether
“I suppose some studio executive would say it's death for a comedy if people aren't all laughing in the same places, but I find with my movies that people laugh in very different places. I can't control it.” PeopleIfsI CanDifferentLaughingComedyStudiosExecutivesDifferent Place Author:Noah Baumbach
“Comedy and drama are different sides of the same coin. And the thing about comedy and drama is about likability. It's about character first. It's about story. And for me, it's about empathy, and I think the realer someone is, the further you can go either way with them.” ThinkingWayFirstsDifferentCharacterStoriesSidesComedyDramaEmpathyCoinsDifferent Sides Author:Ricky Gervais
“I'm not afraid to write about madness. I always figure that whatever most embarrasses you is something that everyone can relate to, really...because we're just not that different. So if you think, 'Oh my god, this is so embarrassing. I can't possibly talk about that,' and you write about it, the audience is gonna be like, 'that happened to me!” IfsThinkingWritingI CanDifferentRealityCommunityAudienceComedyGenerationsHappenedHuman NatureFiguresMadnessUnityRelateNot AfraidEmbarrassing Author:David Sedaris
“Any performer would love to have the opportunity to be able to express themselves in many different areas. If you feel confident in those areas, you would hope to have the opportunity to do them, whether it's drama, comedy, musical, or whatever your interests are.” IfsFeelsDifferentAbleOpportunityInterestComedyDramaAreasMusicalPerformers Author:Bryan Cranston
“When I get hired as an actor as opposed to a writer, one of things that's exciting for me is doing stuff I wouldn't normally do myself. So whether it's a kid's movie or a voice in animation or in this case - where I just get to be silly, it's a different kind of comedy for me. As a performer, it's a different pleasure than when you're writing or directing. As a performer, you're just in the hands of the director and you go with whatever they want to do.” WantWritingKindDifferentHandsKidsActorsStuffVoicePleasureCasesComedyDirectorsExcitingSillyPerformersDifferent KindsAnimationBeing Silly Author:Stephen Merchant
“I would love to continue to challenge myself by trying different things. Action, Drama, Comedy... I would be grateful to do any and all of it if someone is kind enough to hire me! I have such a wonderful time on The Originals though, because I get to play Rebekah in so many different periods. I'm a little spoiled.” IfsTryingKindLittlesDifferentEnoughPlayWould BeActionChallengesComedyWonderfulPeriodsDramaOriginalsGratefulDifferent ThingsBe GratefulSpoiledWonderful TimesTrying Different Things Author:Claire Holt
“Nobody is here without a reason. I always had a different sensibility. I like a huge range of comedy - from broad and farcical, the most sensitive, the most understated - but I always wanted my comedy to be more embracing of the species rather than debasing of it.” DifferentReasonWantedComedyHugeSpeciesRangeSensitiveBroadsSensibilityUnderstated Author:Lily Tomlin
“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 actually prefer to work in as many different genres as possible as often as possible because I actually think the best way to be inspired and avoid any writers block or things like that is actually to be able to go from a comedy to an action to a horror to a adventure, that actually makes it easy for me to start over and get new ideas, and it keeps things interesting.” ThinkingWayIdeasDifferentAbleActionEasyInterestingComedyAdventureHorrorInspiredBest WayBlockGenreNew IdeasStarting OverWriter's BlockBe InspiredDifferent Genres Author:Christopher Lennertz
“I think with romantic comedies it's a lot about tone, because different romantic comedies have different tones.” ThinkingDifferentComedyTone Author:Jennifer Lopez
“I have become a giant fan of the testing process, especially with a comedy. I mean, they tell you what's funny. It's almost tailor-made for people who shoot the way we shoot, trying a million different options and versions of things. Because the audience doesn't laugh at a joke, we put in another joke. If they don't laugh at the next joke, we put in another joke. You just keep doing them and you can get the movie to the point where every joke is funny, if you have enough options in the can.” PeopleIfsWayTryingMeanMadeDifferentEnoughNextProcessMillionsAudienceLaughingComedyFansJokesVersionsGiantsTestingTailors Author:Seth Rogen
“You learn so many different skills on the show «Merlin». You're constantly asked to do green-screen, horse riding, comedy scenes, dramatic scenes, everything. The ability and the skill to adapt under a tight schedule is one that I'll definitely take away.” DifferentShowsAbilityComedySceneSkillsHorseGreenScreensDramaticRidingShow MeSchedulesHorse Riding Author:Colin Morgan
“I love comedy. I suppose comedy is my first love, in a way. I did a lot of acting, funnily enough, unprofessionally, as a kid. From when I was 10 years old until I was about 19, I was always doing little sketches with my friends, and doing different accents and voices. Probably about 3/4 of those were comedic, in some way, and the other 1/4 was more serious stuff or more action or more dramatic little pieces that I would make. But, I tend to lean towards comedy.” WayYearsFirstsLittlesDifferentEnoughKidsActionStuffVoiceActingComedyPiecesSeriousMy FriendsDramaticAccentsFirst LoveComedic Author:Sharlto Copley
“I do an act, and I've been doing an act for 50 years. I do a variety show, which is a musical comedy show. I do comedy, and I do singing, Broadway show tunes and different songs that I like. Been doing it for many, many years.” YearsDifferentShowsSongComedySingingMusicalVarietyTunesBroadwayBroadway ShowsComedy ShowsShow Tunes Author:Debbie Reynolds
“I knew I wanted to be in show business so I took the path of least resistance. I loved comedy. But you never know you are funny until people laugh. It's just what I was interested in. I could make people laugh, I guess, but doing it at school and doing it onstage are very different things.” PeopleKnowsDifferentShowsWantedSchoolLaughingPathComedyResistanceDifferent ThingsShow BusinessMaking People LaughPath Of Least Resistance Author:Steve Martin
“Comedy is the only form of entertainment where the audience doesn't know what to expect. In an evening, you might get ten comics doing ten different things. That's not what happens when you go to hear music. There isn't a classical performance followed by a hoedown followed by rap.” KnowsDifferentMightHappensFormAudienceComedyTenPerformancesEntertainmentRapEveningDifferent Things Author:Jon Stewart
“I am completely open to doing a romantic comedy, but I will never do something just for the sake of doing a specific genre or because it's the time or place to do a different type of movie. I think that would be a huge mistake.” ThinkingDifferentWould BeMistakeComedyHugeTypeSakeGenre Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“Comedy is more difficult than drama. I think it's really difficult to make someone laugh because people have very different comedic sensibilities. In drama, you can get away with being a great actor and surrounded by great actors and having good writing. But in comedy you have to listen and you have to perform with a certain rhythm, because if you don't, it's like playing a wrong note in the orchestra and you can hear the off key and it will fall flat and you won't get that instant response.” PeopleIfsThinkingWritingDifferentCertainFallActorsDifficultLaughingComedyKeysDramaNotesResponseRhythmInstantGet AwayFlatsSensibilityOrchestraGood WritingGreat ActorsComedicMake Someone Laugh Author:Aimee Garcia
“I have a basic theorem as to how I do my jokes. Growing up, I knew when to cross the line and when not to cross the line. It's the same with my comedy. I know what my audience will take and how much they won't take. I can't give you a formula for it. It's my own personal formula inside my head. Somebody else's might be different.” KnowsGivingI CanDifferentMightLinesMy OwnAudienceGrowing UpComedyGrowingJokesCrossesFormulasTheorems Author:Larry the Cable Guy
“It's just, you can get very complacent if you do the same thing all the time and especially the comedian, it gives me you know different things to react to and respond to, and it stimulates me.” IfsGivingDifferentComedyGive MeDifferent ThingsComplacent Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“Like, I'm trying to make a statement that clean comedy is somehow better or loftier than dirty comedy, and I don't feel that way at all. I just think it's different. It's different. There's rock music, there's jazz music, there's reggae music: All of those forms are different.” ThinkingWayFeelsTryingDifferentFormComedyRocksCleanJazzStatementsDirtyJazz MusicRock MusicReggaeReggae Music Author:Brian Regan
“You ever mix two different groups of friends? That can be stressful. You always feel like you have to prep 'em. You're like, "These people over here, uh, they don't think I drink. And don't be thrown by my British accent."” PeopleThinkingFeelsTwoDifferentFunnyComedyGroupsLike YouDrinkBritishThrownEmsAccentsStressfulPrepsGroup Of Friends 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