Quotes About Comedy

As an actor I get opportunities to do different kind of films. It's not that if I have done a few comedies, I'm averse to other roles or genres. It's just that I go for the films I like and incidentally some of them have been comedies.

Comedy is one of the hardest genres. You can tell if it's working or not. If the director is convinced of the vision, you have to have faith in that.

There are a few genres that I am quite sceptical about, for example, horror and comedy.

Vince Vaughn is a genuine person, awesome guy. He'll come to a lot of my shows. It's not that often that you can meet someone as cool as Vince.

Some comics are in it for what they can get out of it. Others are in it for a love of comedy. I think those that are in it for a genuine love of comedy find each other within the circuit and become friends.

I have been part of films like Rajamanikyam' and Seniors,' which had genuine comedy and I am comfortable with the genre.

I loved George Carlin and Dean Martin. I was one of those kids who had every comedy album.

And George Carlin was a guy that the more he aged the younger he seemed.

George Carlin maintained that anything and everything is funny given the right context. This context also includes your own history with a given group. What I can get away with and where I can go is not a problem with my audience because they know me.

Comedy is more an art of body language and gestures - it is more a performance of an artist than the lines given to him/her.

Any audience that gets a laugh out of me gets it while I'm facing them.

I loved 'Space Ghost' when I was in college.

Earlier I used to be scared of ghosts. Now, after having done so many paei films, I start thinking to myself 'Naaney Pei.'

Comedians are sometimes resentful of their writers. Probably because it's hard for giant egos to admit you need anyone but yourself to be what you are.

I am one of the lucky ones, to work with comic giants.

I get giddy with the idea of stringing words together that make people laugh.

I think Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh are two gifted, talented comic actors who can pull off anything.

Doing comedy is one of the best gifts in life.

Stand-up is the kind of gig that'll show you where you're at.

The second gig I did was New Year's Eve at the Birmingham Anglers Club, and that started with booing.

You gig and gig and wonder what your first Edinburgh show will be like, if people will like it, and when they do, it just feels like it validates the last few years of your life, and that you're on the right track.

I think it's important to go out and gig all over the country, it makes you a better comic.

I don't take me seriously. If we get some giggles, I don't mind.

I just find little things in life funny, it's why I giggle during my shows.