Executives do not on the whole do well with comedy. They can't understand it, they can't read it, they can't spot it.
They [ The Simpsons] are just like the Bible to me as far as what the high-water mark of comedy.
Comedy is often about pain.
I always think of comedy as being spontaneous, and yet everything about filmmaking is not spontaneous.
I actually enjoy comedy; it's a lot of fun.
My mother was always the one with the dark, really filthy sense of humor. She was a vulgar woman. She used to tell me to do comedy before I even tried it. She was always up for any gag.
It seems that two of the most basic forms of comedy are jokes and stories. And, of course, they are not mutually exclusive.
Before the whole Disney realm had undergone this huge revamping, as a kid, I always saw myself doing these dramatic indie parts. And then I fell in love with doing comedy and doing kid shows and really working for kids.
I don't think comedy is necessarily an attack. It's finding humour in life. I don't think if you're making a joke about something you're automatically demeaning it.
President Bush has been silent on Schwarzenegger. Of course, he can't pronounce Schwarzenegger.
I enjoy comedy and I hope that people enjoy watching me do it.
You have to be careful what you say in front of comedy writers because they will absolutely make fun of it in the next episode.
In this desperate way, I started many a comedy.
I think proteins are really good for your brain. And your brain is where comedy comes from.
It's hard to narrow down your influences in comedy.
Comedy is about flaws anyway... There's a lot of humor in the dark areas of life.
If you are writing comedy and try to please everybody, you'll please nobody.
I'm very open to the up-and-comers.
I've introduced myself with comedy, and once you've introduced yourself as something, that's where people keep you. That's where people like to hold you.
As an actor, when you're doing comedies, you're around fantastic, funny people and you hopefully have a really good time doing it.
I love doing comedy. It's a lot of fun.
You know, I became a director out of necessity. I was writing comedies, and I couldn't find anybody to deliver it correctly.
I don't like this young crudeness now which is supposed to be comedy on Friday nights.
I do personal attacks only on people who specialize in personal attacks.
I enjoy doing all different types of movies even though I am the most comfortable with comedy.
