Funny Quotes

It's hard for a comic to be joking when your lines can't be funny.

Steven Michael Quezadaun
- Funny
- Lines
- Joking
At 21, my career took a comedic turn when I was cast in a new Broadway play called 'Brooklyn Boy,' by Donald Margulies, which was equal parts funny and sad. I realized that the more seriously I expressed my character's feelings, the funnier the scene became.

Ari Graynor
- Character
- Career
- Boy

Every now and then I'll read a book, I'll be so proud of myself, I'll try and squeeze it into conversation. People will be like, "Hey Jim, how ya do-" "I read a book! Two hundred and fifty pages!" "That's great, what was it about?" "No idea! Took me three years!"

Jim Gaffigan
- People
- Trying
- Book
It feels a little bit funny coming here and telling you guys that Linux and open source are the future of gaming. It's sort of like going to Rome and teaching Catholicism to the pope.

Gabe Newell
- Future
- Teaching
- Rome
I love doing comedy, and that's the thing I will always go back to, really, but I'd love to have the freedom to do sort of 'meaty' roles but also have the freedom to do the sort of films I want to make, like what Woody Allen does. You forget he's funny because you're so gripped by the story, but they still make you laugh.

Alice Lowe
- Freedom
- Funny
- Comedy
I like expensive-looking, nuanced, hour-long dramas that don't smell like regular TV. That and cheap, funny shows that feel like one guy made them by himself. So ... artisanal television?

Christopher McCulloch
- Long
- Guy
- Funny
You have to know where the funny is, and if you know where the funny is, you know everything.

Sheila Heti
- Funny
- Knows
I think my sense of humor is really dark and super twisted and stuff like that. It's like, "Is this a funny joke for real? Or am I just rich?" See? That was funny.

Kanye West
- Thinking
- Real
- Dark