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“I'm just an actor. If it's drama, I add as much humour as the part will stand. And if it's a comedy, add as much drama as you can, so it balances out; you don't wanna be too serious.”

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Author:Michael Pena

“When I was younger, I used humour as a tool to avoid getting too serious with people - if there was deep emotional stuff going on, then I would crack a joke to defuse the situation.”

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Author:Matthew Perry

“Laughter is more serious than tears.”

Tears Humour Serious Laughter

Author:Toni Morrison

“A comedian can only last till he either takes himself serious or his audience takes him serious.”

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Book:Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)

Source: Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)

“Twas the saying of an ancient sage that humour was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humour. For a subject which would not bear raillery was suspicious; and a jest which would not bear a serious examination was certainly false wit.”

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Author:Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury

“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.”

Source: In the Spotlight: Personal Experiences of Elbert Hubbard on the American Stage

“Humour is not a postscript or an incidental afterthought - rather it is a serious and weighty part of the world's economy.”

World Economy Humour Serious Afterthought

Author:Oscar W. Firkins

“That said, it was pretty awkward and a weird thing to shoot. Some women had a sense of humour about it and we'd laugh, but some were very serious and suspicious... like I might be doing something bad, or maybe they were just uncomfortable.”

Said Might Laughing Humour Serious Uncomfortable Awkward Suspicious Weird Things

Author:Nicole Holofcener

“People can be extraordinarily resilient and show extraordinary grace and humour even in moments of tribulation. I've always found that it's much easier for people who are not terribly, badly off to lose hope and to be pessimistic. I suppose that when you are in a really serious situation, you have to be present, you have to think about it, there's not much scope for self-pity.”

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Author:Arundhati Roy