Quotes about "Humor & Comedy"

We pay homage to the people who came before, doing satires, like Mel Brooks; we're just carrying the torch. ”

We have always had gross humor. But we try for funny, not gross. ”

We definitely have our finger on the pulse. You have to keep up. We decide what to watch by what's funny. ”

They'll say, That's funny, but you can't do that on TV. ”

I'm very, very amateur, which is funny because I'm not in the amateur leagues. ”

I like funny girls. ”

You don't service a big, fun premise comedy and then shoot yourself in the foot with too much irony. You need the audience to invest in the fun and the warmth and generally care about the characters. ”

In all my movies, there's always a kind of heartfelt element, to be able to do a drama and to be able to spend more time in the emotional stuff with no pressure to get back to the funny that's very liberating for me. ”

I don't look at my work as being violent. 'Officer Downe' is more campy than anything. It's a comic book, so it's funny to me. ”

Animals represent the abstract notion of acceptance. Living with these funny creatures - you kind of have to accept them. It's like a test in a way. ”