Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jenji Kohan

A TV touchstone for me is 'The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.' That series was whimsical and smart and had the mix of comedy and drama that I now trade in - but with a dash of magical realism. I wanted to be Molly Dodd, but more than that, I wanted to be Jay Tarses, who created the show.

Melissa McCarthy

At some point in the past, it was decided that women in comedy are never supposed to be shown in an unflattering light. But in comedy, you need all of your tools to be funny.

Robin Williams

Ah, yes, divorce ... from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet.

Roberto Benigni

This is an homage to the master, because I love this movie, and, of course, making a movie -- a comedy about concentration camp, I watched this movie a lot of time,

This is really a comedy of errors and missteps for the candidate, the party, the consultants, everybody. Everybody wants an opponent like these guys.

Will Rogers

The way to judge a good comedy is by how long it will last and have people talk about it. Now Congress had turned out some that have lived for years and people are still laughing about them.

There's a lot of comedy in this as well.

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.

This morning, shortly after 11 oclock, comedy struck this little house in Dibbley road. Sudden, violent comedy.

Jack Whitehall

I only got into comedy to get laid

James Gandolfini

I like idiotic comedies.

Hugh Hefner

I was very influenced by the musicals and romantic comedies of the 1930s. I admired Gene Harlow and such, which probably explains why, since the end of my marriage, I've dated nothing but a succession of blondes.

Jeff Daniels

Comedy is hard to do. All the cliches about it are true.

Jeff Foxworthy

I love comedy. God has given me this platform.

Jackie Mason

My comedy doesn't come from any calculations and studies.

Christopher Lee

Comedy is the most difficult thing to do. Easily the most difficult.

Chris Rock

By the time I was 7 or 8, I wanted to be a comedy writer.

Chris Rock

For the most part, comedy is the only fair part of show business.

Fred Armisen

I started comedy in like 1998.

Jenna Fischer

I don't have any type of sketch-comedy or stand-up background.

Graham Chapman

I fart in your general direction.

George Carlin

If we could just find out who's in charge, we could kill him.

Fede Alvarez

Comedy is all about the joke. Comedies usually don't do anything fancy with the camera [or] the lighting. It doesn't matter. It should never be fancy.

Fede Alvarez

You don't see a wonderful shot in a comedy. Why? Because they don't want to distract you from what matters, which is the joke. It has to be funny, so usually all the things in the background don't matter.

If 'Grapes of Wrath' were a musical comedy, this is what it would look like.

Jon Stewart

If I had to go out there and surf, that would be a problem. But you know, it's just comedy.

And we felt like it was just a great romantic comedy world and a great office comedy.

Most modern comedy is crap.

Roger Moore

Tony is a very talented actor and has a great sense of comedy and I would love to revive Wilde and Sinclair for just for one more appearance.

Mark Billingham

While the subject matter of my novels could not be further removed from the stuff I used to trot out at the Comedy Store, the delivery of the material employs many of the same techniques.

Tim White

We've got a full schedule, ... We're excited because we're on the verge of releasing our fifth CD. We will have a lot of comedy on it, and songs about chickens. We love to make people laugh.

Clifton Collins, Jr.

Directors have been trying to get me to do comedy for a long time, ever since 'One Eight Seven.'