“I think the book is less emotional than the film. With the film, the emotions are much more raw and in front. In the book, they are kind of ironized and seen through comedy.” ThinkingKindBookFilmEmotionComedyFrontsEmotional Author:Salman Rushdie
“I like broad comedy. If I had an idea tomorrow for a film that was all slapstick and broad comedy, and it was an idea that interested me, I would not hesitate to do it because I enjoy watching these kinds of film.” IfsKindIdeasFilmEnjoyComedyTomorrowBroadsSlapstick Author:Woody Allen
“I like things that are funny - in everyday conversation, in incidents that you see, in watching TV or watching film. Comedy has always had an impact on my life.” FilmComedyTvsConversationImpactEverydayIncidentsWatching Tv Author:Patrick Stewart
“Everything changes once you start trying to market the film. Part of you feels like everything is slipping away from you. For me, I don't want people going to the theater thinking it's going to be a laugh-a-minute comedy, like a Will Ferrell film or something. Because it's not.” PeopleThinkingWantFeelsTryingFilmLaughingComedyMinutesTheaterThings ChangeAway From YouSlippingSlipping Away Author:Taika Waititi
“I would never stop watching film. The reason why I say I like the old ones is I like the subject matter better. I thought they had more variety to them, they had more romantic comedies and things that appealed to me more.” MatterReasonFilmComedySubjectsVarietyReason WhySubject Matter Author:Debbie Reynolds
“I wrote, I think, half a dozen films that were completely out of genre. Comedies, love stories, even one serious film about Vietnam, and we couldn't get backing for any of it. And we both sort of drifted from making, at that time, serious money on Last House to going through it all in the course of almost three years and only getting offers to do something scary again.” ThinkingYearsStoriesLastsFilmThreeCoursesHouseHalfComedySeriousOffersScaryLove StoryGenreVietnamThree YearsDozen Author:Wes Craven
“I try not to be influenced when it comes to being creative, just in order to sustain my own voice and character. However, I do have many inspirations from the worlds of literature, music, comedy and film.” WorldTryingCharacterInspirationFilmOrderLiteratureVoiceMy OwnCreativeComedyBe Creative Author:Doc Brown
“I'm a comedian. I make comic films and there are certain ideas that occur to me that are comic, with heavy, serious undertones. There are some ideas that are more frivolous to me. The next idea that could occur to me could be comedy about death and famine or something.” IdeasFilmCertainNextComedySeriousHeavyComicComedianFamineFrivolous Author:Woody Allen
“You make films whether they're dramas or comedies about neurotic people. Flawed people. Interesting personality traits. To make them about calm, stable untroubled people isn't interesting.” PeopleFilmInterestingComedyPersonalityDramaCalmTraitsStableFlawedNeuroticPersonality TraitsInteresting Personalities Author:Woody Allen
“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
“Action films are emotionally and physically draining, and you're dirty and sweaty. In a romantic comedy, you have to have your fingernails perfect, you're in air-conditioned rooms the whole time.” WholeActionFilmPerfectRoomsComedyAirDirtyFingernailsAction FilmsDraining Author:Morris Chestnut
“The great thing about doing physical comedy for film is that if it doesn't work you're not exposed. It ends up on the editing room floor, so it gives you a lot more room to experiment I guess. But I really enjoy doing it. I'm very comfortable tapping into my inner idiot.” IfsGivingEndsFilmEnjoyRoomsComedyComfortableExperimentsGreat ThingsIdiotExposedEditingTappingPhysical Comedy Author:Isla Fisher
“I really wanted to do some serious work. I really wanted to be a part of dramatic films. I wanted to show this talent, whatever that means, that I could be a dramatic actress as well. But the truth is, a) I don't know if I can, and b) I love doing comedy, and I felt almost a little embarrassed that I succumbed to the pressure. Vanity is really what it is. I feel really grateful that I am in comedy, and I love doing it.” IfsKnowsFeelsWellsMeanLittlesI CanShowsWantedFilmFeltComedyTalentSeriousTruth IsPressureGratefulActressesVanityDramaticEmbarrassedSerious Work Author:Anna Faris
“I think when I was getting into directing, or wanting to be a director, when I was a teenager, the two films that really inspired me were Raising Arizona and Evil Dead II. And in the case of the former, I thought, "Wow. Why don't all comedies look like this?" And then as I started doing comedy, particularly when I started doing it on TV...” ThinkingLooksTwoFilmEvilCasesComedyTvsDirectorsInspiredFormerTeenagerWowArizonaEvil Dead Author:Edgar Wright
“My favorite kind of film is serious comedy. Comedy with serious underpinning.” KindFilmComedySeriousMy Favorite Author:Alan Arkin
“I'm lucky that I get to jump around, do a big-budget comedy and then a smaller film. I don't even make a big distinction between them. No one believes this, but it's the same. I'm the same person, trying to make it work. I just love being on a movie set. I like making movies.” TryingBelievePersonsBigsFilmLove IsComedyLuckyBudgetsDistinctionMovie Sets Author:Richard Linklater
“Germans try to categorize films: in a comedy, you just laugh and in a drama, you're not allowed to laugh. I don't believe in that, sometimes we laugh and cry in the same hour.” TryingBelieveSometimesFilmHoursLaughingComedyCryDramaDon't Believe Author:Fatih Ak?n
“As a spectator, I have very eclectic taste, whether it's comedies or action or very small, intimate films. And I feel as a filmmaker I should be able to have that same eclectic taste.” FeelsShouldAbleActionFilmComedyTasteIntimateFilmmakerSpectatorsEclectic Author:Patrice Leconte
“I think back to back romantic comedies are good for black film.” ThinkingFilmBlackComedy Author:Taye Diggs
“To me, Fight Club was a comedy. When [David] Fincher sent me the book and I read it, the first thing I asked him was, "This is a comedy, right?" he said, "Yeah, that's the whole point," and I said, "Okay, I'm in." I certainly wasn't imagining myself as a dramatic actor when I was running around in my underwear in that film.” FirstsSaidBookWholeRunningFilmFightingActorsComedyOkayYeahClubsDramaticUnderwear Author:Edward Norton
“Doing a film and saying, I've done a really dark film and now I have to do a comedy... That's not me. If a script comes along and it's dark I'll absolutely do it and take the consequences. I'm not fussed about the image that goes along with it.” IfsDoneFilmDarkComedyConsequenceScripts Author:Daniel Craig
“The woman is skin covered prozac I like to call her. Half the trick to a film like this is keeping a sort of emotional level going and keeping an attitude that induces creativity on the set. You have to be in a good mood for that. You have to be happy to make a comedy I think and Anne sort of ensured that every time by expressing most of her feelings through the exciting medium of dance.” ThinkingFeelingsFilmLevelsHalfAttitudeCreativityComedyEmotionalSkinsExcitingMoodTricksMediumsCoveredProzacGood Mood Author:Ryan Reynolds
“Comedy does offer an avenue to television and film careers for untelegenic people that great drama does not.” PeopleDoeFilmCareersComedyTelevisionDramaOffersAvenues Author:John Hodgman
“My philosophy is making a movie is difficult enough and I just feel as if you should have a really good time when you do make films whether it's a drama or a comedy.” IfsFeelsShouldEnoughPhilosophyFilmDifficultComedyDramaShould HaveGood Times Author:Will Packer
“Obviously, my stuff has been more in the comedy realm, and I really believe that if I'm laughing behind the camera, then I think the film will be funnier.” IfsThinkingBelieveHas BeensFilmStuffBehindsLaughingComedyCamerasRealms Author:Will Packer
“I've only made short films and two features, which are very different. One is a surreal comedy, and the other is a period tragedy. I'm curious to know what misconceptions this could trigger” KnowsMadeTwoDifferentFilmComedyPeriodsTragedyCuriousFeaturesTriggersSurrealMisconceptionShort Films Author:Sophie Barthes
“What you want to do is talk about ideas, you write a novel, you have a lecture about those ideas. Satire and comedy are really the only film mediums where you can get into ideas and have people leave the theater without being moralized.” PeopleWantWritingIdeasFilmNovelComedyTheaterWhat You WantMediumsSatireLectures Author:Justin Simien
“I'm an eclectic and avid filmgoer. I try to see everything from romantic comedies to blockbusters to art house films, world cinema and documentaries.” WorldTryingArtFilmHouseComedyCinemaDocumentariesEclecticAvidBlockbuster Author:Pamela Yates
“There are advances in technology and enabling voices, but there are issues with the stories themselves. I think people of color are still not seen as human beings. They're still associated with types, with comedy, but we're in a crisis right now, with things like Black Lives Matter. We need films that address these issues.” PeopleThinkingNeedsHumansStillsMatterStoriesFilmBlackVoiceHuman BeingsTechnologyIssuesComedyColorTypeRight NowCrisisAddressesBlack Lives MatterEnablingBlack Lives Author:Charles Burnett
“With comedy, you get an immediate response. I'm the whole kit and the kaboodle. I am the whole thing and can steer the whole situation how I want to. With film, you are basically in one area. Comedy is straight to it and the film is heavily shaped the camera and editing, so it's different.” WantDifferentWholeFilmSituationComedyAreasCamerasResponseEditingSteers Author:Joe Torry
“You can tell a lot about a man from his hands. If they don't have any scars or calluses on them, you might as well assume they cry at romantic comedy films, too.” IfsMenWellsHandsMightFilmComedyCryAssumingScarCalluses Author:Ellen Hollman
“Whether that's an action film or a comedy or a drama or anything in between, I'm willing to prove that I can play with the big boys.” I CanPlayBigsActionFilmBoysComedyWillingDramaProveAction Films Author:Sasha Grey
“I enjoy both comedy and drama, and have had memorable experiences in both film and T.V.” FilmEnjoyComedyDramaMemorableMemorable Experiences Author:Jud Tylor
“I think I would say 'The King's Speech' is surprisingly funny, in fact the audiences in London, Toronto, LA, New York commented there's more laughter in this film than in most comedies, while it is also a moving tear-jerker with an uplifting ending.” ThinkingFactsFilmMovingAudienceComedyNew YorkTearsKingsSpeechLaughterLondonUpliftingToronto Author:Tom Hooper
“I always wanted to be a journeyman actor. I wanted to be able to do comedy and drama, classical and contemporary. I like to do film and theater. And I pride myself on that diversity of being a journeyman actor.” AbleWantedFilmActorsComedyPrideDramaDiversityTheaterContemporary Author:Wendell Pierce
“When you're doing comedy on stage, it's great because you have the audience there and they're like another actor in the scene. You feed off of them, laugh. But in film when everyone's quiet, it's all about timing. But the key to that is to be authentic. Be in the moment, and if you play the moment truthfully, the humor will be there.” IfsPlayMomentsFilmActorsAudienceLaughingComedyStageKeysSceneQuietTiming Author:Wendell Pierce
“We have little bits of comedy throughout our films but this is like a full-on comedy. I had great time. It was fun to do a comedy and see a lot of the people I worked with on our previous films and meet some new actors. It was a good experience for me.” PeopleLittlesFilmActorsFunBitsComedyLittle BitGreat TimesGood Experiences Author:Alex Kendrick
“When I was starting out, I always wanted to be able to do everything - comedy and drama and action, and everything in between. Film is so diverse, and it's fun to be able to take advantage of all of it.” AbleActionWantedFilmFunComedyDramaAdvantageStartingDiverseStarting Out Author:Olivia Thirlby
“I was doing experimental theater and experimental film in San Francisco, and I moved to Los Angeles, and what I got frustrated with was, it seemed like everyone was waiting for something to happen. Obviously, films take a lot of planning, and I wanted something more immediate, and comedy started to become that.” HappensWantedFilmWaitingComedyTheaterMovedPlanningLos AngelesFrustratedSan FranciscoWaiting For Something Author:Amy Seimetz
“It's an ongoing process, in the script, on the set and in the editing room, to make sure you are being true to the emotion of the film without turning it into a melodrama, and making sure you're getting all the laughs you can without it turning into just some stupid comedy.” FilmProcessRoomsEmotionLaughingComedyStupidScriptsBeing TrueEditingOngoingMelodrama Author:Jon Turteltaub
“I think the kick to doing comedy is just to get in a film with really funny people and let them do their jobs. I find that in most comedies, I'm not the funny one, which works out great.” PeopleThinkingJobsFilmComedyWork OutKicksFunny People Author:Amy Adams
“I love watching audiences scream. I imagine it's the same joy that a director feels who has made a comedy when he or she is sitting at the back of a theater listening to the audience laugh. That sound of laughter is so sweet to a comedy director and that's exactly how a horror film feels when you hear the audience scream.” FeelsMadeFilmJoySoundAudienceLaughingComedyImagineSweetListeningHorrorDirectorsLaughterSittingTheaterScreamHorror Film Author:Leigh Whannell
“Horror films are very functional like comedies. The main thing with a comedy, the big question is "is it funny?" And with horror the question is "is it scary?"” BigsFilmComedyHorrorScaryHorror FilmBig Questions Author:Leigh Whannell
“More and more, I play myself, as I get older. Even as a writer, I never got typecast. I've always bounced from project to project, or initiated my own things. I was never known as the guy who wrote romantic comedies or sci-fi, or whatever, but that's fun to me. The first two films I ever had made, as a writer, were both thrillers, which was great. There was nothing funny about either of them, or not intentionally. I actually love that.” FirstsMadeTwoPlayFilmGuyFunMy OwnKnownComedyProjectsSci FiThrillers Author:Jim Piddock
“I've always just loved drawing and loved cartoons. Growing up, I loved Disney films, I loved The Simpsons, and I was a big fan of the comic strip Calvin & Hobbes and the way that they would have weird fantasy and then down-to-earth funny character comedy.” WayCharacterBigsEarthFilmFantasyGrowing UpComedyGrowingFansDrawingComicCartoonDown To EarthHobbesComic StripsFunny CharacterDisney Film Author:Alex Hirsch
“We have a conservative government that only thinks in terms of efficiency. They are spending a lot of money on military expenses and less and less on culture. My position is that culture can actually be economically viable. When I make a film, the film costs $3 million. Now, in Quebec, it grossed $3.5 million, which is a small film. It's not a comedy. There are no stars in it. And, it still grosses $3.5 million. That's just in Quebec.” ThinkingStillsGovernmentFilmCultureStarsTermMillionsComedyMilitaryPositionCostConservativeSpendingExpensesLots Of MoneyEfficiencyQuebecSpending A Lot Of Money Author:Philippe Falardeau
“There is some humor in Monsieur Lazhar and in all my other films, but this one I'll try to make a real comedy from start to finish. It's called Prescott Etc. because the name of the constituency is so long that everybody in the constituency just says Prescott Etc. I don't know if that's what it will be. It's a working title.” IfsKnowsTryingLongRealFilmNamesComedyTitlesEtc Author:Philippe Falardeau
“You learn quite a bit about your film from test screening audiences. With both comedies and movies that are intense, you need to calibrate the film and see how audiences react.” NeedsFilmBitsAudienceComedyTestsIntenseScreening Author:Rod Lurie
“I like stand-up. But I'd also like a family and house and a yard. I want to work with a lot of people, have colleagues; and on good film sets, there's people there that work with the same people for years and years. I love that collaborative spirit in that medium. Comedy is a lot more solitary.” PeopleWantYearsFilmSpiritHouseComedyMediumsSolitaryYardsColleaguesGood FilmsFilm Set Author:Demetri Martin