“At the sight of what goes on in the world, the most misanthropic of men must end by being amused, and Heraclitus must die laughing.” MenWorldEndsDiesLaughingGoes OnSightAmusementAmusedMisanthropic Author:Nicolas Chamfort
“You've had to struggle, you've had to fight To keep understanding and compassion in sight You could be laughing at me, you've got the right But you go on smiling so clear and so bright” FightingUnderstandingCompassionLaughingStruggleClearGoes OnSightUnderstanding And Compassion Author:Jackson Browne
“If I tell a joke on stage and the crowd laughs for a minute, I stand there for a minute and enjoy them laughing before I go on to the next joke. On TV, if I stand there for a minute while they laugh, I look like an idiot who can't remember the next joke.” IfsLooksRememberNextEnjoyLaughingMinutesStageTvsGoes OnJokesCrowdsIdiot Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“A lot of the time, you're supposed to play to the top of your intelligence, as truthful as possible. But when you're on stage making people laugh, you're still acting. I think it helped me a bunch to go on stage two or three times a week.” PeopleThinkingStillsTwoPlayThreeActingLaughingWeekStageGoes OnBunchTruthfulThree TimesMaking People Laugh Author:Ben Schwartz
“I agree that someone falling down is really funny, and I can go on YouTube and watch people falling. It makes me laugh.” PeopleI CanFallWatchesLaughingGoes OnAgreeFalling DownYoutubeMake Me Laugh Author:Nathan Fielder
“I go on stage and people like what I look like; as soon as I'm outside I feel like I have to hide, because people laugh at me, because of the way I look. Now, I use this look, it works for me, I even exaggerate it. I used to hide my large forehead, but now I'm selling it.” PeopleWayFeelsLooksUseUsedLaughingStageGoes OnSellingForeheads Author:Klaus Nomi
“I'm a frustrated stand-up comic. If you hand me a microphone and I get one laugh, then I'll go on for 20 minutes.” IfsHandsLaughingMinutesGoes OnComicFrustratedMicrophones Author:Michael Caine
“Music appeared later. At first I was making people laugh with my funny stories. Live and on TV too. It was great, but I started to think that people will soon get bored from it. I have said to myself: "If you are going to go on being a superstar, you have to sing!"” PeopleIfsThinkingFirstsSaidStoriesLaughingTvsGoes OnBoredMaking People LaughSuperstarFunny Story Author:Verka Serduchka
“As you go on you realize "Okay I know how to get laughs but am I saying things I want to say? Am I writing jokes that I like?" You get to a point that is that so you move on.” KnowsWantWritingMovingRealizingLaughingKnow HowLike YouGoes OnJokesOkayI Like You Author:Baron Vaughn
“I asked a girl who came from America to England, when I was only English, and she admitted she had been to a drama school. And I said, "What did they teach you?" And she said, "They taught me to be a candle burning in an empty room." I'm happy to say she was laughing while she said it, but she meant it. I've never learned to be a candle burning in an empty room. So I go on the screen, and I say whatever I'm told to say.” SaidSchoolAmericaGirlRoomsTeachLaughingTaughtGoes OnDramaEmptyEnglandScreensBurningCandleEmpty RoomsCandles Burning Author:Quentin Crisp
“I'm a weirdo that goes on stage to make strangers laugh, but if I wasn't working, I would just want to be with my wife and kids. I don't even think I'd want to go out to dinner.” IfsThinkingWantKidsLaughingWifeStageGoes OnStrangerDinnerMy WifeWeirdoMy Wife And Kids Author:Jim Gaffigan