“With comedy, you have to do it right. In a drama, there's a lot of different ways to succeed in a moment. But comedy comes from reality. You can't try to be funny.” WayTryingDifferentMomentsRealityComedyDramaSucceedDifferent Ways Author:Jack Nicholson
“I get the greatest joy from just doing anything, being an actor. Doing music, and doing what I love to do. I don't make a huge distinction between comedy and drama. I think the whole point is just trying to be as honest, from moment to moment, as you can be. If you're honest about the material, and the material is ridiculous, then you're in a comedy.” IfsThinkingTryingWholeMomentsJoyActorsComedyHonestMaterialsHugeDramaRidiculousDistinction Author:John C. Reilly
“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
“There is a lot of catarsis that passes itself off as art or comedy and I'm kind of critical of that. I think that just because you bare your soul or underwear or private moments it doesn't , or necessarily make for entertainment, or good writing, or funny writing.” ThinkingWritingKindArtSoulMomentsComedyEntertainmentCriticalYour SoulUnderwearGood Writing Author:Mindy Kaling
“Combining music, theater and comedy is a new and broader form of expression. In certain combinations you can make people laugh one moment, cry the next, and then be astounded by the beauty of the music.” PeopleMomentsFormCertainNextLaughingComedyCryExpressionTheaterCombinationMaking People LaughCombiningAstounded Author:Aleksey Igudesman
“I hope and assume that every good comedy writer, no matter the age, has a moment where they discover how great Cheers is.” MatterMomentsAgeComedyAssumingVery GoodCheer Author:Amy Poehler
“The ultimate objective [of comedy] is to get a laugh, so if you can get a laugh off the fact that you did not get a laugh, then you've kinda saved the moment. Other professions don't have that luxury. You don't want to hear a brain surgeon say, "Man, am I so stupid! I cut on the wrong side of your head!!"” IfsMenWantMomentsFactsSidesBrainLaughingComedyCuttingStupidUltimateProfessionSavedObjectivesLuxurySurgeonsBrain Surgeons Author:Brian Regan
“A lot of the kind of comedy that I do comes out of real human moments. For them to work, they have to be truthful kinds of things that people in the audience can go, "Yes, I've experienced that myself!"” PeopleHumansKindRealMomentsAudienceComedyTruthfulBeing TruthfulReal Human Author:Brian Regan
“There's a film I did called 'Front of the Class', about a teacher who had Tourette's. That was a beautiful blend of drama and comedy. There's some great moments of levity in the script.” MomentsBeautifulFilmClassComedyTeacherFrontsDramaScriptsGreat MomentsLevityTourettes Author:James Wolk