Comedy Quotes - page 2

Love in France is a comedy; in England a tragedy; in Italy an opera seria; and in Germany a melodrama. (Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington)
When writing comedy, you have to have the confidence to believe that there is only one type of relationship in the world, and we are all having it, that all men behave in the same way and so do all women. View quote
Steven Moffat
Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma. View quote
Robin Williams
As soon as I did my first five minutes of stand-up I knew that I would rather be a failure at comedy than a success in marketing. View quote
Jimmy Carr
Comedy writers have the most fragile egos. View quote
Mindy Kaling
Most comedy comes out of misery. View quote
Seth Rogen
I've been doing a lot of drama, but I feel like comedy is my strength. View quote
Taraji P. Henson
I just want to be funny, I just want to do comedy. View quote
Tracy Morgan
Comedy is ugly. It's honest, it's raw. View quote
Aisha Tyler
I always approach comedy roles pretending they aren't funny. View quote
Brendan Fraser
It's a no-win situation with politics; it's always going to be stressful. I'm more into the comedy of life. (Jordan Peele)
I don't think comedy will ever die. View quote
Kevin Hart
Without comedy as a defense mechanism I wouldn't be able to survive. View quote
Garry Shandling
Blonde is dumb comedy, red hair is smart, sexy comedy. View quote
Lisa Kudrow
A woman doing comedy doesn't offend me, but sets me back a bit. I, as a viewer, have trouble with it. I think of her as a producing machine that brings babies in the world. View quote
Jerry Lewis
Comedy. It was just huge in my house. Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness, Monty Python and all those James Bond movies were highly regarded. View quote
Mike Myers
I got involved in improv comedy. It settled me down when I was getting wild. I was sort of an evil teenager smashing up my cars and drinking and driving, let's just say, a lot. View quote
Bruce McCulloch
It is really hard to do comedy; it takes a lot of energy and focus. It's rather like music: It's a lot of hitting notes precisely. View quote
Christine Baranski
I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy. View quote
Carter Burwell
I'm a big fan of Albert Brooks, Nichols and May. I'd like to follow in their footsteps and do comedy films. View quote
Illeana Douglas
Then my first film was something called Cannibal Girls, which sounds like a horror movie but was actually kind of a goofy comedy with horror elements. Like a horror spoof. (Ivan Reitman)
I love a good laugh as well, I think that's so important in life, which is probably why I've dabbled in comedy writing as well as horror. I think if you can make someone laugh or smile it's the most special thing in the world. View quote
Paul Kane
I'm trying to make sure that there's comedy as well as sadness. It makes the sadness more memorable. View quote
Rick Moody
It's good Xerox is known for its copying machines, and it's good Jim Carrey is known for comedy. View quote
Steve Guttenberg
Rhetoric does not get you anywhere, because Hitler and Mussolini are just as good at rhetoric. But if you can bring these people down with comedy, they stand no chance. View quote
Mel Brooks