Quotes About Humor

All the jokes in my films, the comedy, they're not me, I just try to hold a big mirror up to us.

I keep both of my Tonys on my mantle. They're in front of a mirror so if you look at just the right angle, it looks like I have four!

A stand-up's job is to hold the mirror up to society and to look at what we're afraid of. That's why we had shows like 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons.' We made fun of ourselves then.

When I used to work the road, I remember I used to ask myself in the mirror, literally, like in a movie, back when I was not very good at all, I'd say, 'What's it like being the greatest comedian in the world?'

Sometimes, I can be crying my eyes out, wanting to die, and then I'll walk by a mirror and see myself and just bust out laughing.

I think I have a sense of mischief and that I can laugh at myself.

I like joking around and being a little mischievous. Once an audience or even a group of friends realizes that you're being benevolent about it, then they're along for the ride.

If I'm writing something and I'm not feeling mischievous, then I know it's not going to be great.

I admit I'm a miser! The most generous thing I've done is get married!

Gay people got a right to be as miserable as everybody else.

I think if there is a God, it's very important that he has a sense of humour - otherwise, you are in for a very miserable afterlife.

If I don't make myself laugh I would be a very miserable person.

I've done things I was miserable doing, and then I watched the episode and I'm proud of how fun and funny it is.

Most comedy comes out of misery.

If you don't take yourself seriously, you will die joyfully. If you take yourself seriously, you will go through a lot of misery.

People in Russia adapt to misery by a deep, deep humor.

The greatness of being an artist is the kind of ridiculous guffaw you can have at one's own misery. 'That was miserable! Now how can I write about it?'

I've said this before, but I've always felt more comfortable playing the guy who thinks he's the hot shot or thinks he's the greatest and is so far from it, you know? The misguided character. That's always more interesting to me - especially with a comedy. I've always felt inside more like a character actor.

Actually, what I miss are people corpsing on stage.

It's funny, because I never think of myself as Little Miss All-Together.

I really love 'Broad City' and Lena Dunham's 'Girls,' which I missed when it was first on years ago.

Fame is sexy. And women are meant to find men who are funny sexy. But not me. Absolutely not me. Clearly I just missed the sexy bit.

I've got a wife who never misses me. Her aim is perfect!

I don't believe there is any finer mission on Earth than just to make people laugh.