“The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they've had minor leagues - they've had local rightwing guys who've become national rightwing guys, and who build slowly, and that's how it goes. We haven't had that. It isn't like we have a farm team.” YearsGuyComedyTeamHavensWingsRadioLocalsLeagueFarmsMinorsRight Wing Author:Al Franken
“I wanted to play a TV detective because it's a rite of passage; I wanted to experience every area of acting. I haven't done comedy or as much Shakespeare as I had intended.” DonePlayWantedActingComedyHavensTvsAreasPassagesDetectivesRiteRite Of Passage Author:Olivia Williams
“If you're going to do a romantic comedy it was about housing it in something that we haven't seen before.” IfsComedyHavensHousing Author:George Clooney
“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
“There's a certain rhythm to comedy that is almost like you're dancing and you just go on autopilot, so to speak. There's something just beautifully enjoyable about comedy in that respect. It's a joy to be able to do that. Drama, you get to go to depths that you haven't gone to before.” AbleJoyCertainSpeakGoneComedyHavensLike YouGoes OnDramaDancingDepthRhythmEnjoyableAutopilot Author:James Wolk
“I don't have anything saying, 'I'm going to do this many new films, and this many comedies.' But, it's always exciting for me, whenever it is a new character and something I haven't done before, and that's part of what draws me to it.” DoneCharacterFilmComedyHavensDrawsExciting Author:Ashley Greene
“Whatever the best scripts are and you just want to play roles that you can really sink your teeth into. That's always the goal no matter if it's a good guy or a bad guy, or a comedy, or a drama. It doesn't matter, you just want something that's substantial you can sink your teeth into and that you haven't done before, something that's really going to challenge you.” IfsWantMatterDonePlayGuyGoalChallengesRolesComedyHavensDramaScriptsTeethBad GuysWant SomethingGood Guy Author:Stanley Tucci
“I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.” LongHumorWould BeFunnyComedyHavensTenCool Status Author:Mitch Hedberg
“It always astounds me that over the course of my career, and having lived in four comedy cities - New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles - there's very few people I haven't run into.” PeopleRunningCoursesCitiesCareersComedyFourHavensNew YorkLos AngelesBostonSan Francisco Author:Marc Maron
“You ever buy a book and not read it? You feel almost guilty having it up on a bookshelf. People are like, "Hey, how's that book?" "I haven't read it." "Oh, did you just buy it?" "I've had it since high school." "Well, can I borrow it?" "No."” PeopleFeelsWellsBookSchoolFunnyComedyHavensHigh SchoolGuiltyHeyBookshelves Author:Jim Gaffigan
“One year you go in for auditions, and everybody thinks you're the queen of comedy, and the next year, you're so 'yesterday,' and it's not because you've done anything, or your ability has changed; you haven't been in work because you've been putting on weight and then trying to lose it.” ThinkingTryingYearsDoneNextLosesAbilityComedyHavensChangedWeightYesterdayQueensAuditionsNext Year Author:Sally Phillips
“I've always wanted to do a real comedy. I haven't done enough, and it seems silly not to do more, considering the fact that people tend to laugh at me.” PeopleRealDoneEnoughFactsSeemsWantedLaughingComedyHavensSillyConsidering Author:Tom Hollander
“I think it's possible - perhaps even necessary - to find comedy in any war. I mean, look at the brilliant work which was done by Joseph Heller and Richard Hooker (M*A*S*H) and Jaroslav Hasek (The Good Soldier Svejk - which I haven't read, but have heard was funny).” ThinkingLooksMeanWarDoneComedyHeardHavensSoldierBrilliantGood Soldiers Author:Dave Abrams
“I tend to look at the world more from Voltaire's perspective. Incidentally, if you haven't read Candide lately, it's a fabulous book. It's riotously, laugh-out-loud funny in a way that no Shakespeare comedy will ever be.” IfsWorldWayLooksBookLaughingComedyHavensPerspectiveLoudFabulousLaugh Out LoudCandideLaugh Out Loud Funny Author:George Meyer
“As a writer, I haven't delved into dramatic writing. As an actor, I could always, even more so than comedy, do drama.” WritingActorsComedyHavensDramaDramaticDramatic Writing Author:Jonah Hill
“Now women in comedy is a trendy topic, and people are hungering for women's voices in a way that they haven't before.” PeopleWayVoiceComedyHavensTopicsTrendy Author:Rachel Bloom
“I haven't seen a lot of screwball comedies, and I don't think of myself as loving the genre. To me it sounds like, okay, you're going to be in a lot of crazy situations that are unbelievable.” ThinkingSoundSituationComedyCrazyHavensOkayGenreUnbelievable Author:Owen Wilson