Quotes about "Humor & Comedy"

The fact is I'm choosy, but mainly about a man's character. He has to be interesting, funny and clever. I don't even mind if he's not very good-looking. ”

Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals. ”

Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone. ”

I am imperfect. I am funny. I am real. ”

The odd thing is how, I think, the intensity and devotion to my craft and the intensity of certain performances or types of roles I've played overshadow the comedic stints that I've had. 'Darjeeling Limited' is a comedy; The 'Brothers Bloom' is a comedy. ”

The beauty of comedy is you can really push things. Hopefully, you're with people with a sense of humor and can relate to it. ”

Comedy is a reaction to the world, and I think it really helps to be an outsider. I've always been very interested in people's behavior, to the point of being obsessed - seeing what people needed and reading them, I think that's the backbone of comedy. ”

I had gone to New York with no plan at all. I did a lot of jobs - barman, teacher, security guard, postman and construction worker - and I was meeting many eccentric characters, and they were saying funny things, which I always wrote down. ”

You're entering dangerous land when you start theorising about comedy. ”

I don't claim that our TV comedies are highbrow in anyway, but I think there's a basis to them, and that's why they're more popular than other TV comedies. There's a basis of truth in them, a gut feeling. ”