Comedy Quotes
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A straight factor is important in any comedy, because you need something to tee it up and also to ground it.
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No one likes the fellow who is all rogue, but we'll forgive him almost anything if there is warmth of human sympathy underneath his rogueries. The immortal types of comedy are just such men.
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I learned early on that in the real world, the masks of tragedy and comedy adorn the proscenium of every life.
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I'd like to do a romantic comedy.
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When I was a kid, among the other embarrassing things I would do, and there's a list of stupid things, but I would make these dumb comedy tapes. I would often make prank phone calls, but I would also do it with friends.
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You probably can't name more than a handful of comedies that would qualify for Best Picture. I can think of a lot of comedy screenplays; Woody Allen has had numerous nominations for his screenplays. But most comedies are calculated. They tend to pander. They're not about anything important.
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Like I said, all comedy is based on exaggeration, big or small, whatever you can get away with.
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Eddie Murphy did '48 Hrs.' because that was the only movie offered to him. And he killed it. Bill Cosby did 'I Spy' because that was the TV show he was offered. But now, there are networks dedicated to comedy, and the Internet... it's so easy for comedians to not do things that aren't true to them.
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I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up. I was in a comedy team called Red Johnny And The Round Guy.
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To me, families are fascinating. I choose to explore it through comedy and through comic situations.
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I really enjoy laughing at work, and I find that it's easier to do that when you're shooting a comedy.
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Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals.
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I was doing a lot of drama until I took the comedy role in the series 'Car 54, Where Are You?,' and I've been tagged as a comedian ever since.
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It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.
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I use myself as a template for my comedy. So first my background as a Muslim man, my being a doctor, I talk about my family quite a lot, my kids. Anything that resonates with me I talk about. The important thing is it should be able to work in a family setting.
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I'm kind of obsessed with food. I like to eat. When I tour, it's like, well, like a food tour as much as a comedy tour.
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In real life I'm very low-key. A wallflower. One of the reasons I went into comedy and acting was that I was sick of being shy.
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I'll continue to make the typical Adam Sandler comedies.
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Comedy Central was really impressed by how quickly we got everyone to sign the releases for the CD. They've never seen anything that quick.
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I never like to be the same, whether it be comedy or drama, funny or serious.
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I didn't realize I wanted to write about D.C. until after 2000. Even though I was a comedy writer, I stayed away from that subject on purpose. It took attaining some distance and perspective.
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I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in big funny movies and they do well and your little part in it kind of explodes people perceive you as a comedian.
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I want to go play a villain or an action hero or a nice, light, romantic comedy or something. That would be good.
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I've done some really weird gigs. The ones where no one turned up - they're probably not the interesting ones to talk about. I played some pretty random ones in L.A. I signed to play all-R&B nights or an all-comedy night where I'd be the only white person there. They were fun.
