Quotes about "Humor & Comedy"

I think there are a lot of shows out there that value being hip or cool over being funny and heartfelt. ”

I think the No. 1 lesson I learned from 'The Simpsons' was just that animation could be as funny as live-action. That animation could be funnier than live-action. That animation didn't have to just be for kids. ”

The more a character wants and the less a character has the ability to get what they want, the more you have an endless fuel for storytelling in comedy. ”

It's funny because 'West Wing' is similar to 'Game of Thrones' in some ways, as it was very hard to pull off back then. ”

I don't write on set. I also - in a funny way, I don't really differentiate between the writing and directing. I think it's all sort of the same thing. ”

It’s funny, each time you come back to a tournament you start to feel more and more welcome. It gets familiar. That was one of the biggest things that’s helped me." ”

Animation is very similar to sketch comedy: you have a short amount of time to do something big and ridiculous and funny. ”

People who have picture-perfect upbringings and lives tend not to be funny. I don't think they write from a position of pain. ”

Amy Sherman-Palladino is very funny. She's got just natural timing and comedic instinct. And she writes in a comedic rhythm. ”

I would love to host 'Saturday Night Live.' That's one of my goals in life - just putting that out there. I don't know if I'm funny enough, but we'll see. ”