Quotes About Seriousness

For me, art is make-believe. It's enchantment. It's a fable. I'm enjoying that and playing with it. Of course it's serious, and art is serious, but I'm not going to rarefy it.

I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did.

I intend to buy 'The New York Times.' Please don't take it as a joke.

Business is difficult. But it could be approached two ways: Seriously, or with the same way you're doing your job, with entertainment aspect, with pleasure, with fun. And we decided to try to make it as fun that we do our creativity.

My poems... the ones that start out as jokes become these big ponderous things and the ones that start out ponderous devolve into jokes.

I don't think I've ever written a poem whose intention was just to be funny. I've written poems that start out funny and often shift into something more serious.

Poets take themselves very seriously.

I'm an actor, not a clown.

I often do very serious roles, but really I am a big clown.

People don't buy from clowns.

I am not a comedian, I am an actor.

You shouldn't listen to us at all if you're looking for information. We don't take ourselves seriously on any level; we're just comedians.

As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.

When you're a comedic actor and you're used to just getting laughs, it's kind of scary to go serious, even for a second.

We don't really see a lot of comedic moments in '24.' In fact, I haven't seen all of it, but from what I have seen, I don't know if I've ever laughed at anything that anyone has done on '24.'

I'm too self-serious for a comedy.

I like my leaders smart and serious. I don't need a stand-up comic.

The FCC is a quasi-judicial body. It is supposed to undertake this period of public comment with a degree of seriousness and respect.

I want someone who takes commitment seriously.

I will never say I am committed to somebody unless I'm serious about that person.

The New Lost City Ramblers are a very good comparison, actually. They really took the music seriously, and we take the music very seriously. But we don't take ourselves seriously at all.

I take comedy very seriously, and I feel very competitive.

I feel comfortable in a position of leadership, but that's not to say I feel complacent about it. I take it incredibly seriously.

I like the extras in life. Concentrating on serious things doesn't mean you can't also enjoy the lighter ones.