“Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock do romantic comedies. I do dark dramas. I do these movies well.” WellsDarkComedyDramaJulia Author:Jodie Foster
“I can't do comedy that is cutting and vicious. If I knew I'd said something that was going to make someone feel bad, well, that supersedes everything.” IfsFeelsWellsSaidI CanComedyCuttingVicious Author:Eugene Levy
“I love comedy and I would write things to myself as an exercise in writing. I didn't do well for years, and I quit. I started to break down why I was afraid and started to look at people I admired, like Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Freddie Prinze, George Carlin and all.” PeopleWritingYearsWellsLooksBreakComedyExerciseQuittingBreaking DownI QuitMurphy Author:George Lopez
“You know what I want? The answer is, I truly don't know what I want. I don't want to do a television series. I want to do dramas as well as comedies, but I have no idea what kind or in what order. Just give me the chance at them.” KnowsWantGivingWellsKindIdeasOrderChanceAnswersComedyTelevisionDramaGive MeSeriesNo Idea Author:Michael J. Fox
“I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in big funny movies and they do well and your little part in it kind of explodes people perceive you as a comedian.” PeopleThinkingWellsKindLittlesHas BeensBigsComedyDramaActressesComedianPerceiveComedicMisperception Author:Octavia Spencer
“I'm not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. That goes across all genres: a horror movie, a zombie movie, alien invaders, chick flick, or raunchy comedy. If it's well done, I'm a fan.” IfsWellsDoneComedyFansHorrorIntelligentAliensGenreZombieChicksWell DoneInvadersZombie MovieChick Flick Author:J.K. Simmons
“It's something that people relate to - and I hope my kid doesn't relate to - but there's a level of believability in playing complex characters. You know, Christopher Walken has done some hilarious comedies, De Niro. There's great room for complexity and darkness to do well in comedies.” PeopleKnowsWellsDoneCharacterKidsLevelsRoomsDarknessComedyComplexesRelateComplexityDe NiroComplex CharactersBelievability Author:Jeremy Sisto
“I don't have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And I'm willing to risk quite a lot - as a comedian, you're always risking a lot. You're risking failure, especially if you're improvising and going on TV shows trying to make comedy out of thin air. That is quite a risky business.” IfsTryingWellsShowsComedyRiskAirWillingTvsFactorsComedianTv ShowsImprovisingThin AirRisky Business Author:David Walliams
“Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who's done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign. But I think it's a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc, but to me it made absolute sense.” PeopleThinkingWellsMadeDonePoliticalCareersComedyAbsolutesGood ThingsCampaignsOddTerritorySenateArcsSatiristUnchartedUncharted Territory Author:Al Franken
“Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that. I've been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you're under pressure.” PeopleWellsComedyPressureCommunicateProducersComedianUnder Pressure Author:Al Franken
“It's harder and harder to make a well-done romantic comedy these days because the conventions have been so played out.” WellsHas BeensDoneComedyHarderThese DaysConventionsWell Done Author:Dana Fox
“I was really more interested in dramatic work, but I thought, 'Well, I guess I could do comedy.” WellsComedyDramatic Author:Don Most
“Life is replete with comedy, drama, horror, suspense, tragedy, romance, mystery, fantasy and a good dose of fiction. While at times the plot may seem to be lacking, the special effects alone are well worth the price of admission.” LifeWellsMaySeemsRomanceLife IsFictionFantasyComedyMysterySpecialEffectsDramaHorrorTragedySuspensePlotLackingDoseAdmissionSpecial Effects Author:Derek R. Audette
“When you're doing a comedy and you want to somehow satirise people who are taking themselves seriously, I think the most serious genre is the thing you're going to get the most out of. If you're trying to satirise a comedy, it's hard to do that - it doesn't really work as well. But I love the war movie genre and I'm a fan of all those movies that are part of what this movie is.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantTryingWellsWarHardComedyFansSeriousGenreGenre IsWar Movie Author:Ben Stiller
“What turned me on to comedy was - well, first of all, I like being able to laugh, I like people who can make me laugh.” PeopleFirstsWellsAbleLaughingComedyMake Me Laugh Author:Nathan Fillion
“I played a lot of serious parts in a lot of TV movies and early miniseries but what happens is that you get sort of locked into "Oh no, he's a serious actor." Well, I was a serious actor for nine years or 10 years and then I get into comedy and everybody said, "Oh no, he's funny. He can do comedy," and then all of a sudden, you're just a comedy guy.” YearsWellsSaidHappensGuyActorsCan DoComedySeriousTvsNineLockedNine Years Author:Barry Bostwick
“You don't want to continue to do one thing and only one thing. You want to keep challenging yourself and if you do well at it, great, if you fall on your face, you tried. Like, she's really terrible at comedy! Who knew? But if you didn't try and put yourself out there you'd never know.” IfsKnowsWantTryingWellsFacesFallChallengesComedyOne ThingTerribleYour FaceChallenge YourselfPutting Yourself Out There Author:Lucy Liu
“If Dante was writing The Divine Comedy in 2013, he might very well have set part of it in the suburbs.” IfsWritingWellsMightComedyDivineSuburbsDivine Comedy Author:Joshua Mohr