Comedy Quotes - Page 34

James Caan told me at the end of filming 'Elf' that he had been waiting through the whole film for me to be funny - and I never was.

When you're doing an out-and-out comedy, the notion of preparing for a character - I hope I don't reveal too much of myself here - but, uh, no, I'm not doing anything.

It doesn't look great if you cancel the reigning Best Comedy Program, you know, you're gonna take a hit from a... from sort of a public relations standpoint.

I've always maintained that I don't think comedy should be reviewed. I think it's un-reviewable, because it is so subjective.

I love watching the romantic comedies of the late '50s and early '60s. I used to have a rule that if Tony Randall's in it, it can't be bad.

I had seen some shows at the Groundlings [legendary L.A. improvisational and sketch comedy troupe] and thought, "If I could ever do that, that would really mean something, that I have arrived." So I went through the program and said to myself, "I'm going to stay here until they kick me out." Seriously, they can ask you to leave at any point. Luckily, they never did that to me.

I grew up fascinated with comedy and with people who could capture someone's attention.

There is no character in the comedy of human life more difficult to play well than that of an old bachelor.

I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.

I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom.

Men don't hear women.

But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.

A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.

I watched a lot of comedy growing up.

I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.

I'm here today because I hated everything else.

It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes; at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes.

Comedy appeals to the collective mind of the audience and this grows fatigued; while farce appeals to a more robust organ, their collective belly.

A wonderful story collection set between one place and another and shaped by a fearless sense of comedy.

I would rather be living in Philadelphia.

I've spent the last few years just really actively pursuing comedy and that's something I always wanted to know how to do.

I feel like I share a great relationship with my audience where they trust my judgment and choice of films and sense of comedy.

Comedy comes from confusion.

It's great extremes which leads to great drama and great comedy.

Things have always sort of happened for me. Something else always comes up.