“I have to say I enjoy physical comedy and I've always loved to kind of take risks. I don't like worrying too much about how I look or how I come across, so that can sometimes... You know, I like to play those kinds of deluded but fun characters.” KnowsLooksKindSometimesPlayCharacterFunEnjoyWorryComedyToo MuchRiskDeludedPhysical ComedyWorrying Too Much Author:Amy Poehler
“There are people who like just ordinary comedy fun, and making mistakes - which I do easily - and then there are people who like the falling over.” PeopleFallFunMistakeComedyOrdinaryMaking Mistakes Author:Norman Wisdom
“I do comedy shows. I make fun of myself, first of all.” FirstsShowsFunComedyComedy Shows Author:Steve Burton
“Don't take yourself too seriously. It just makes life all the harder. It'll all come out in the wash anyway, because God's glory eventually will eclipse everything that goes wrong on this earth. Lighten up and learn to laugh at yourself. None of us is infallible. We make mistakes in life, and more often than not, they're funny. Sometimes, being your own source of comedy is the most fun of all.” SelfSometimesEarthFunMistakeLaughingComedySourceGloryHarderMaking MistakesInfallibleEclipseLaugh At YourselfLife MistakesWe Make MistakesLearn To Laugh At Yourself Author:Luci Swindoll
“It's fun for me to couple emotion with comedy. I think it helps comedy. I think a lot of times American comedies don't play on emotion too much.” ThinkingPlayHelpingFunEmotionComedyToo MuchCouple Author:Zach Galifianakis
“I don't care if you hate me or if you like me, as long as somebody gives me a character that is really a character to play. It's fun to be able to have a character and have a director that can direct you into a character. I'm just so happy that I got a good role. I don't care if it's bad or if it's good, and I don't care if it's drama or comedy. They are just so rare to come across.” IfsGivingLongPlayCharacterCareAbleHateFunRolesComedyDramaDirectorsDirectGive MeDon't CareLike MeI Don't CareHate MeYou Hate MeIf You Like MeIf You Hate Me Author:Salma Hayek
“I look for characters that are fun and that I'm going to have fun playing. By the way, that's whether it's drama, sci-fi, action, comedy, family movies or action-comedy. I just always want to have fun doing it. That's the bottom line.” WayWantLooksCharacterActionFunLinesComedyDramaBottomHaving FunSci FiBottom Line Author:Dwayne Johnson
“The fun part for me is to just really push that envelope.” FunComedyEnvelopesPushing The Envelope Author:Vicki Lawrence
“It's just fun to be on a movie set and looking to find the comedy in sweet, simple family moments.” MomentsFunSimpleComedySweetMovie Sets Author:Sean Astin
“I love horror comedies, and I love horror movies. In particular, I love horror movies from the '80s that have practical monsters in them. They're not just slasher movies with people going to kill people in people's houses. I do like these ridiculous monster movies. They're scary, but they're absurd. I had a lot of fun in my 20's, watching a lot of these movies late at night.” PeopleNightHouseFunComedyParticularHorrorLateScaryRidiculousMonstersPracticalsAbsurd80sMonster Movie Author:Ken Marino
“I always wanted to write, even before I realized that there was a comedy writers' world, or what that life was like. I never thought of myself, at least as a little kid, in terms of being the onscreen talent. I always thought it'd be so much fun to write sketches and be a writer. Even as little as 6 or 7, that's what my main interest was.” WorldWritingLittlesKidsWantedFunTermInterestComedyTalentI RealizedLittle Kid Author:Mindy Kaling
“I just want to kind of tackle every kind of form that exists in the comedy world; whether it be stand-up or hidden camera or parody. Kind of slap it in a movie with hip-hop artists and actors, comedians and girls. I just want to do something fun.” WorldWantKindFormArtistGirlActorsFunComedyCamerasHip HopHipsComedianHopsSlapParodyHip Hop Artist Author:Pauly Shore
“I just finished 'Butter' for Weinstein, a comedy with this incredible cast - Hugh Jackman, Olivia Wilde, Alicia Silverstone - all-star cast and it was a fun set to be on. I've gotten really lucky to get all these down-to-earth cast members. 'Butter''s about butter carving in Iowa.” EarthFunStarsComedyLuckyMembersIncrediblesCastsFinishedDown To EarthIowaCarvingWildeAll StarsOliviaCast Members Author:Ashley Greene
“I have a lot more fun making comedies because there's a levity on the set, and I find it difficult to go to work and, you know, cry for 12 hours.” KnowsFunDifficultHoursComedyCryLevity Author:Megan Fox
“I've had a very positive experience in LA in the comedy world and found everyone to be very nice and welcoming. It's been really fun.” WorldFoundFunComedyNiceWelcomeVery NiceVery PositivePositive Experiences Author:Gillian Jacobs
“I love doing comedy. One of my favorite things in the world is to do Parks and Recreation; a big fun character.” WorldCharacterBigsFunComedyMy FavoriteParksRecreationFavorites ThingsParks And Recreation Author:Ben Schwartz
“You have to be careful what you say in front of comedy writers because they will absolutely make fun of it in the next episode.” NextFunComedyFrontsCarefulBe CarefulEpisodesCareful What You Say Author:David Alan Basche
“I worked on dramas before, I love sinking my teeth into something dramatic or a period piece, but there's something so fun about doing a comedy. When you go to set and your only job is to make people laugh, there's an unbelievable energy on set.” PeopleJobsEnergyFunLaughingComedyPiecesPeriodsDramaTeethDramaticUnbelievableMaking People LaughSinking Author:Skylar Astin
“I like comedy a lot. I love comedy. It's so much fun, but it's hard, too.” HardFunComedy Author:Kirby Bliss Blanton
“The dramas for me allow me to explore more behavioral, deeper psychological things. But the comedies obviously allow me to explore the idea of really working off other people. I'm having more fun doing that.” PeopleIdeasFunComedyDramaDeeperPsychological Author:Robin Williams
“I think that sometimes, romantic comedies have to be really broad, and that the plot of people falling in and out of love or whatever is not enough. Enough Said had that stuff, but I wanted it to be fun and funny while also grounded in reality.” PeopleThinkingSaidSometimesEnoughRealityWantedFallFunStuffComedyPlotBroadsGroundedEnough Said Author:Nicole Holofcener
“After I saw a couple of pictures put out by my fellow comedy-directors, which seemed to have abandoned the fun in favor of the message, I wrote Sullivan's Travels to satisfy an urge to tell them that they were getting a little too deep-dish, to leave the preaching to the preachers.” LittlesFunSawsComedyCoupleDirectorsMessagesFellowsFavorsUrgesAbandonedPreacherPreachingDishesToo Deep Author:Preston Sturges
“I like to service the full audience of America, so I try to do things that are just real artistic, like when they don't have the most money, but it's a great piece of work. Then, there are big, fun comedies and big animated movies for kids. I want to do things for my nieces and nephews. Ultimately, we're trying to deliver something entertaining to an audience. As long as it can entertain the audience, and it makes me or my niece and nephew laugh or cry, then I think it's good.” ThinkingWantTryingLongRealBigsKidsAmericaFunAudienceLaughingComedyPiecesCryArtisticEntertainingAnimatedNephewNieceAnimated MoviesMy NieceNiece And Nephew Author:Queen Latifah
“It's so much more fun to watch FOX when it's someone else being blitzed & sacked!” PoliticsFunWatchesComedyFoxes Author:Hillary Clinton
“With comedy, I like to not rehearse and just have fun with it, because I think being spontaneous is the best thing for a comedy, in my opinion.” ThinkingFunOpinionComedyHaving FunBest ThingsSpontaneousJust Have Fun Author:Diora Baird
“If you purposefully look to shock people, it isn't funny. That's what 50 million dollar Hollywood comedies do; try to be shocking and dirty. They aren't really. It isn't enough to shock. It's easy to shock. Real surprise is what I'm after. Those early movies, we had drugs, which you weren't supposed to show. You weren't supposed to shoot up. We would make fun of hippies. I think that we were punk before there was punk.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingLooksRealEnoughShowsFunEasyMillionsComedyDrugHollywoodDollarsSurpriseDirtyShockPunkShockingHippieMillion Dollars Author:John Waters
“I think it would be so fun to do some kind of comedy, something - I'm not exactly sure, but something like I just did Moliere's "Tartuffe" in class, and wow, what a stretch. Why go to classes? I get to play in Moliere's "Tartuffe," and I could never - nobody would ever think that they would be, I'd be right for that.” ThinkingKindPlayWould BeFunClassComedyWow Author:Eva Mendes
“I like doing the comedic episodes because it's refreshing. I enjoy doing comedic things and physical comedy. It's fun.” FunEnjoyComedyEpisodesRefreshingComedicPhysical Comedy Author:Emily Deschanel
“A third variety of drama ... begins as tragedy with scraps of fun in it ... and ends in comedy without mirth in it, the place of mirth being taken by a more or less bitter and critical irony.” EndsFunTakenComedyDramaThirdsTragedyCriticalBitterVarietyIronyScrapMirth Author:George Bernard Shaw
“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
“I think everything needs to be played real, for reality's sake, for truth. And that is the drama and the comedy. When you do that, it's funnier. And when you do that, you really do hit the emotional beats. I do it the same way as I do a drama. I just play it for truth, and then maybe have a little bit of fun with it sometimes.” ThinkingWayNeedsLittlesRealSometimesPlayRealityFunBitsComedyEmotionalDramaLittle BitBeatsSake Author:Jennifer Lopez
“Stand-up and comedy is the place where we are supposed to be able to make fun of all of the world's ills.” WorldAbleFunComedySupposed To Be Author:Tracy Morgan
“The only way I'd want to do something in television would be if it was about how I think as a comedian. I'd need to be able to be a creator. That's what I enjoy - I enjoy coming up with comedy, so it'd be very difficult for me to be sitting in a room and have somebody come in and say, "Here's your script! Learn these lines!" That's not fun. At least not for me.” IfsThinkingWayWantNeedsWould BeAbleFunEnjoyDifficultLinesRoomsComedyTelevisionSittingScriptsCreatorComedian Author:Brian Regan
“I love straight-face comedy or relatively subtle comedy. And then I turn around and I find myself doing very broad comedy but it's all fun and you have to keep your sense of humor and not take yourself seriously.” FacesTurnsFunComedySubtleBroadsSense Of HumorStraight Face Author:Betty White
“I've got a lot of nervous energy and I trip a lot. I don't have a good equilibrium. In the places where the physical comedy was necessary, it came very naturally and it was fun.” EnergyFunComedyNervousEquilibriumPhysical Comedy Author:Kristen Bell
“I want to get a vending machine, with fun sized candy bars, and the glass in front is a magnifying glass. You'll be mad, but it will be too late.” WantHumorFunnyFunComedyFrontsLateMachinesMadGlassesBarsToo LateCandyMagnifyingEyeglassesMagnifying GlassCandy BarVending Machines Author:Mitch Hedberg
“It seems a strange thing, but once I was able to get past that kind of self-image problem, I was able to open up in my comedy work and just go all out, take chances, and have fun with the performance aspect of that.” KindSelfProblemSeemsAblePastFunChanceComedyStrangeAspectPerformancesHaving FunTake A ChanceStrange Things Author:Amy Poehler
“MY ACT IS 'NOTHING BUT COMEDY. I TALK SOUTHERN BECAUSE I PICKED IT UP WHEN I MOVED TO THE SOUTH. IM NOT TRYING TO MAKE ANY SOCIAL POLITICAL POINT, NOR AM I TRYING TO MAKE FUN OF REDNECKS. I GREW UP A COUNTRY KID AND WILL ALWAYS BE ONE. I GREW UP WITH PEOPLE THAT SAID CERTAIN THINGS FUNNY AND I PREFORM USING THE SAME LANGUAGE BECAUSE I FIND IT HYSTERICLE. THATS IT. ITS A COMEDY SHOW THAT IS FUNNY AND THATS IT.” PeopleTryingSaidCountryShowsKidsPoliticalCertainLanguageFunSocialComedyGrewGrew UpMovedSouthSouthernRedneckComedy Shows Author:Larry the Cable Guy
“If you call me a comedian I will be very grateful. I will thank you profoundly. No, I love doing comedy. It's fun once in a while to do a serious part but I really enjoy doing comedy because I love to laugh.” IfsFunEnjoyLaughingComedySeriousGratefulComedianCall Me Author:Betty White
“Sometimes I become the comedy jukebox. I read the emails, people give me requests.The shows are just amazing; they're packed with people and they're so much fun to do.” PeopleGivingSometimesShowsFunComedyGive MeEmailRequestJukebox Author:Pablo Francisco
“I can't think of any bank robbery comedy where it's about two normal guys. It's kind of like Superbad meets Heat, which is a cool combo, and it's just fun doing a normal guy that's robbing a bank.” ThinkingKindI CanTwoGuyFunComedyNormalHeatRobberyRobbingBank Robbery Author:Aziz Ansari