Famous Quotes & Sayings

Douglas Fairbanks

Every week we had a different story and setting. Some were costume and period; some were modern. Some were comedy; some were tragedy. Some were melodrama. They were all different.

Mel Brooks

Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.

Mel Brooks

He who hesitates is poor.

Marty Feldman

Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act.

Peter Mullan

When things are really painful, I turn it into comedy.

Paula Patton

Comedy is not supposed to be funny. Its supposed to tell the truth and then that's funny.

Paula Patton

You just can't take yourself too seriously, especially in comedy.

Ted Levine

Good comedy is ageless.

Linda Fiorentino

I would like to do maybe a smaller romantic comedy.

Leslie Nielsen

I love comedy and I hope I never stop doing it.

Peter Farrelly

Movie 43 is about the hardest R Rated comedy ever.

Pauly Shore

Comedy wasn't something I chose - it chose me.

Rainn Wilson

I would love to see some comedies about loser women.

Rainn Wilson

I grew up watching comedy. It was among all the geeky things that I did.

Karl Pilkington

Comedy's really subjective, you know.

Oscar Nunez

I've always just been attracted to comedy.

Paul Lynde

The whole romantic part of my life was a wipeout. I didn't even own a belt.

James L. Brooks

I value comedy. I value somebody who can be funny.

Joe Rogan

But it's hard for a chick to do comedy. It's not as open for them.

John Oliver

I did sketch comedy, but I never did improv. So I've just tried to learn as I go.

Joan Rivers

Comedy is a very rough beat. It's no holds barred, as it should be.

George Clooney

If you're going to do a romantic comedy it was about housing it in something that we haven't seen before.

William Shakespeare

And I did laugh sans intermission an hour by his dial. O noble fool, a worthy fool -- motley's the only wear.

Elayne Boosler

For me, comedy is a day-to-day report on the human condition. It's what's happening right now. I get maybe 20 minutes of my act straight from the newspaper.

Jimmy Carr

The bigger the audience, the better with comedy.

Dinah Sheridan

A subtle comedy part, I think, requires more finesse than a heavy dramatic role.

The most encouraging development for NBC is the development of a comedy that could get viewers to take a new look at the network and 'My Name is Earl' is the type of program that has sustainability.

It's just going to be a fun time. Comedy really allows you to take your mind off homework and stress. I want everyone to come and laugh and have a good time for a few hours Saturday night.

It's a show about real-life young people competing in a musical competition, complete with comedy.

Aaron McGruder

For me, it really first has to be a good story and be funny. If you're doing sincere comedy, the edgy stuff kind of happens on its own.

Frank Kelly

It's the end of an era for a kind of comedy, a convention of comedy that seems to have moved on to an alternative form of comedy, and I would be much more of his generation.

You don't want to be too worried about the marketplace or what's commercial, or what's on TV or in the movies right now. What started us was writing this very personal romantic comedy script that never got made, but was about very personal things to us and showcased our voice as writers. People responded to that and started to open doors because of that.

Harry Shearer

This movie is so drastically wrong, its pathos and its comedy are so wildly misplaced, that you could not, in your fantasy of what it might be like, improve on what it really is. 'Oh My God!'-- that's all you can say.