“I'm from the suburbs and where I'm from didn't necessarily have people like you see in 'Suburgatory,' but along those lines and I think people will laugh at themselves. And it's lighthearted.” PeopleThinkingLinesLaughingLike YouSuburbs Author:Jane Levy
“Write a smart joke and people want to talk about it and keep the dialogue going. Also, if you can make someone laugh, it's a pronouncement that they like you on some level.” PeopleIfsWantWritingLevelsLaughingLike YouSmartJokesDialogueMake Someone Laugh Author:Lizz Winstead
“As a child, as a cinemagoer, I think there is nothing better than being in a cinema or watching a film. I think it's just a while magical...it almost feels like you're at a big party in India, where you're singing, you're dancing, you're laughing, you're crying, you feel like you're at a wedding because our films invariably cover all emotions.” ThinkingFeelsChildrenBigsFilmPartyEmotionLaughingCryLike YouSingingIndiaDancingCinema Author:Karan Johar
“You can't really learn God's hope like you learn the logic of an argument or the details of a story. It's more like learning to belly laugh. You catch hope from someone who has it down in their gut.” StoriesLaughingLike YouArgumentLogicDetailsGutsBellyBelly Laughs Author:Shane Claiborne
“I think that when you’re doing a comedy and it makes you laugh, there’s a certain… like you can reject it, and it’s okay. It’s not promoting it or making it seem cool. I think that’s when you get into hot water.” ThinkingSeemsCertainWaterLaughingComedyLike YouOkayHotRejectsPromotingMake You LaughHot Water Author:Michael Pena
“If you think childlike, you'll stay young. If you keep your energy going, and do everything with a little flair, you're gunna stay young. But most people do things without energy, and they atrophy their mind as well as their body. You have to think young, you have to laugh a lot, and you have to have good feelings for everyone in the world, because if you don't, it's going to come inside, your own poison, and it's over.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldMindWellsLittlesFeelingsBodyYoungEnergyLaughingLike YouPoisonChildlikeGood FeelingFlairAtrophy Author:Jerry Lewis
“I like the honesty of standup comedy. People don't fake laugh. If they're truly laughing at you, you know they like you.” PeopleIfsKnowsLaughingComedyHonestyLike YouFake Author:Brian Regan
“If you get too heavy with the nods and winks, people get a sense that they're excluded from something. If they're in screenings and everyone's laughing, and they don't know what the hell it's about, somehow you feel excluded from the party, or like you're not in the inner circle. As a performer, that's the worst thing you can do to an audience. It's fun, but you have to be very careful with it.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsFunCan DoPartyAudienceLaughingHellWorstLike YouCarefulHeavyCirclesPerformersWorst ThingsExcludedScreening Author:Hugh Jackman
“The skill of a good actor is to make it always seem like you're in that fantastically spontaneous moment. Very often, a stand-up comedian has a different instinct, which is to reinvent. Once you've laid down some material, and made them laugh, you move on and find some new material.” MadeDifferentMomentsSeemsMovingActorsLaughingMaterialsLike YouSkillsInstinctComedianSpontaneousGood ActorsStand Up Comedian Author:Colin Firth
“I feel like you can have entertainment, and you can laugh, but during that period of time you can also think, and people should get upset. America is spending a lot of time and money pretending to be searching for people who we're not really searching for. That is enough to get someone angry.” PeopleThinkingFeelsShouldEnoughAmericaLaughingLike YouPeriodsAngryEntertainmentSpendingUpsetPretendingTime And Money Author:Richard Shepard
“That's when you're laughing the hardest because you're not really in character. You're just trying to learn the moves, but once they call, "Action!", you're in it and it's like you transport yourself to a different place.” TryingDifferentCharacterActionMovingLaughingLike YouHardestDifferent PlaceTransport Author:Malin Akerman
“It's really fascinating. I've never spent time in a place where they lost the wars, so it was interesting and I didn't know much about the history of the country. I didn't know they were under communist rule until the nineties. It's this whole attitude of being defeated, and frowning on optimism and American way of thinking. If we were laughing, Hungarian kids would be like "You're so American."” IfsThinkingKnowsWayWarCountryWholeWould BeKidsLostInterestingAttitudeLaughingLike YouOptimismFascinatingCommunistDefeatedWay Of ThinkingFrowningHungarians Author:Evan Jones
“When I'm on stage, and when I'm comfortable or uncomfortable, I have sort of a knee-jerk reaction to try to make people laugh. It's my version of a handshake to show that I want to make a connection and to show what I'm truly like. It's kind of my statement like, "This is what I'm really like. I'd like you to love me."” PeopleWantTryingKindShowsLaughingStageLike YouComfortableConnectionsReactionsStatementsVersionsKneesUncomfortableJerkMaking People LaughHandshakeKnee Jerk Reactions Author:Jenny Slate
“Prostitutes have feelings; they are very human. They hurt, bleed cry and laugh just like you and me. To the people that want to legalize prostitution: Let me ask you a question. If you want to legalize it, would you now let your daughter/niece/grand daughter/sister do this? Why not sign them up for what you want legalized? And if not, WHY not? Does it make them too human for you now?” PeopleIfsWantHumansDoeFeelingsAsksHurtLaughingCryLike YouDaughterLet MeWhat You WantWhy NotProstitutionOur DaughterYour DaughterNieceGrand Daughter Author:Annie Lobert
“Everybody loves music and it's fun - you feel like you're not working out. It makes the time go by quick and you're having fun and, especially if you take a class, there's the energy of other people and you're laughing.” PeopleIfsFeelsEnergyFunClassLaughingLike YouWork OutHaving FunMusic LoveTime Goes By Author:Julianne Hough
“Love is when you can completely trust one another, you feel like you can conquer the world together, you know that person will be there for you, and most importantly, you make each other laugh.” KnowsWorldFeelsPersonsTogetherLove IsLaughingLike YouConquerConquer The World Author:Chelsea Krost
“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 try to be fair, and I try not to be cruel or mean when I'm interviewing someone. But you have to push a few buttons. When you're on a roll and you're making a person laugh, you can say things that are truthful about them, and then they'll laugh at them as well. Otherwise, it might just sound like you're attacking them.” TryingMeanLaughingLike YouTruthful Author:Mark Critch