Quotes about "Humor & Comedy"

Maori get pigeonholed into the idea they're spiritual and telling stories like 'Whale Rider' and 'Once Were Warriors,' quite serious stuff, but we're pretty funny people, and we never really have had an opportunity to show that side of ourselves, the clumsy, nerdy side of ourselves, which is something I am. ”

In real life I'm shy sometimes, sometimes I'm romantic, sometimes I can be funny, so it's great to be doing different kinds of parts that expose your personality. ”

I don't spend much time on Twitter. I joined because I found it funny. ”

I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity. ”

Your chemistry with your co-actors is more important in a comedy. You can't leave it to your performance alone. So many things have to fall into place to make people laugh. ”

Working with Kal Penn in 'Namesake' was funny at times. What we did was so real. We had fun on and off the sets, too. ”

At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic. ”

Rock Hudson wasn't my type. He's a great guy and had a great sense of humor. ”

It is funny now, but in the beginning of my career, some of the films failed at the box office, and filmmakers stopped casting me, saying I am bringing bad luck to their film. ”

David Mamet's writing is pretty spectacular, obviously. I like the honesty of it; I like how funny it is and how sad it is. ”