Comedy Quotes
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"I got up early because I wanted to." - Nobody
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Trouble is, some accents lend themselves to comedy.
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We have little bits of comedy throughout our films but this is like a full-on comedy. I had great time. It was fun to do a comedy and see a lot of the people I worked with on our previous films and meet some new actors. It was a good experience for me.
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I loved traditional musical comedy. That was my passion. Then 'Spring Awakening' happened, and it took that rock n' roll and pop music to change gears for me.
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I don't know if comedy is a male sport. I always wondered that.
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There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.
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A really good stand-up comic is a poet; it's about the use of language. It can be really poetic. And I like politically conscious comedy.
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I really loved working on comedy. Most of my roles have been very dramatic and involved lots of emotional work and crying on cue. I do really enjoy those roles because you really feel accomplished at the end of the day but they are very emotionally draining! Working on a comedy show is just fun and at the end everyone is laughing! But I am open to all roles and genres just being on a set and being a part of the magic is what I love most!
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I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area.
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Dane Cook is one of the most exciting comedy stars to emerge on the scene in many years, and his ability to connect with audiences is truly remarkable. HBO will be able to give this gifted performer the broadest, most unrestricted showcase for his talent, and we're delighted to welcome him to the network.
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That straight man character is a short trip between comedy and drama in a project, so I can play the comedic beat on the same page as a dramatic beat. It gives me a lot of freedom as an actor to play scenes in multiple ways because I don't play the clown, nor do I play someone who is particularly maudlin.
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As a dancer, I was always the physical comedy girl. I love it so much.
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I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally.
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My goal in life is to be as happy as a studio audience.
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People don't realize, or maybe they've forgotten, that there was a time in history when standup comedy wasn't something that you had to hide your kids' ears from.
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I lasted seven years as a journalist, and I've been doing comedy for twenty years.
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But it's hard for a chick to do comedy. It's not as open for them.
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I don't know what the next frontier is, but good comedy should put its toe into taboo waters. You have to transgress a little bit, and that area shifts with culture and with the year.
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That, to me, is what comedy is all about: keeping fresh and keeping current and changing with the times.
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Jimmy Kimmel has proven to be a preeminent voice in comedy, with 15 seasons of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' under his belt and successfully tackling the herculean task of hosting both the Emmys and the Oscars in the same season.
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If work isn't rooted in comedy, people will turn from it, or they'll use it like soap opera.
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I guess funny people are attracted to funny people, and then you get comedy marriages.
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In terms of magnifying it and making it plausible, I'm a great believer in truth in comedy.
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I love doing comedy - I get a laugh out of it, it's not so serious.
