Quotes about "Humor & Comedy"

I think that most of the best movies made in America in the 20th century were crime dramas, screwball comedies and westerns. ”

There is still a lot to be said for the well-made, witty, clever, three-act comedy. ”

When Kubrick decided to go the black comedy route with his movie, he thought of me to give it that flavor. ”

It's funny to be discovered by a lot of people who didn't know you before. People always used to say, 'Do you shop at Home Depot?' or 'Does your kid go to such and such school?' They want to know why they know me, even if they don't know my name. I don't think that's a bad thing, by the way; I think it's nice to be kind of anonymously famous. ”

It's funny, because you want to make it different, but when I start building a character I do the same thing with each of them, which is start with a blank canvas. It's like painting a picture. ”

I've been fortunate because I got the gift to do comedy and drama. When you can do both, you get twice as many parts as anyone else. ”

The funny thing about history is that we imagine that people didn't laugh in the old days, but of course they did, at stupid things. ”

I love the urban comedies, because they keep you famous, keep you having fun, and keep you in love with the business. Those are my roots. I'll always love doing those. ”

I'm not a big prank guy, because I don't like them done to me. I've been on movies sets where one guys goes into his trailer, and then people move the stairs, and he comes out of his trailer, and there's no stairs. That's not funny! I don't want to be that guy! ”

I am a fan of all genres. My big thing is to serve the purpose of the script and what the director wants. If it's a comedy, I want to be funny; if it's action, I want to bring the action. If it's drama, I want to be the catalyst for that drama. That's the fun part; it never gets boring being an actor. ”