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Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it. ”
It's a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing. ”
Humor is a part of spirituality. ”
Sites like Funny or Die and College Humor are great, but I'd say it's appealing to 80% men and 20% women. ”
I think the best comedic actors don't play it for comedy, they play it for reality. Then you find it funny because it's real. Playing the genre is the worst thing you can do - it's embarrassing. ”
I can't go on Gawker. I actually think the writing is really funny, but there is a chance that somebody is undercutting me. ”
I like romantic comedy as a genre, but I think it can get stuck in its ways. ”
I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I'm an old-fashioned gal. ”
One thing my family has shown me is that having a sense of humor is everything. ”
When you really boil it down, what comedy does is you expect one thing, and you get a totally different thing that's humorous, and we all laugh. That's generally how, just mechanically - super-distilled - comedy works. ”