Quotes About Comedy

That's what I hate about a lot of comedies, when you're hitting a line or making it funny.

Activism isn't about holding your faults up to the light. That's what comedy is about, it's about saying, 'Look at this person who is so flawed and frail and damaged. And we're all this frail and damaged so let's laugh at it.'

Comedy is a very rough beat. It's no holds barred, as it should be.

What holds you back in comedy is fear.

I've been in some wonderful shows, but nothing holds a candle to 'The Larry Sanders Show.'

I've done stand-up at airport Holiday Inns and that's where you feel like you're doing comedy for people that hate it.

Mary Holland is really funny.

Hollywood would make a holocaust an animated comedy if people would pay to see it; they don't care... they just want your money.

The holy grail for me is just stand-up - It's always been that. If I can just tour and headline in stand-up, that's the dream. But I'll do anything that looks like fun, y'know?

Comedy is easy for me, but with drama, I don't know... it's still the Holy Grail.

Stand-up is kind of like my home base, and doing stand-up in New York is what I like doing most.

I had people think I was brilliant, then 'Half Baked' bricked. They literally look at me like a homeless person.

That's what I do in my stand-up. I work hard and hone the material and after a while audiences expect what I do to be good.

Richard Pryor is, in my mind, the most honest comedian. He bared his soul to people. I think that's why everybody loved him so much.

Honestly, I am a very funny person, and I love making others laugh.

Honestly, I just like to make movies. The funnier the better.

Very honestly, I don't feel 'Munnabhai' is a comedy film. I seriously feel it is a very emotional film.

I don't know, I find that honestly, the stand-up thing in some ways is a little bit of a cliche to carry around, because people don't consider stand-ups really actors.

I think my goal was just to do comedy, honestly. It still is. Whatever form that took or takes, it doesn't matter.

Comedy has so much to do with honesty, and women can be more open about their emotions.

I've always felt that acting is acting, at the end of the day, so whether you're doing comedy or heavy drama or anything else in between, you always have to bring a semblance of honesty to it. It's all make believe.

What all my favorite comedians have in common is extraordinary honesty.

I had come to New York seeking my fortune after a few years of honing my craft as a stand-up on the road.

Like with any good art form, if you can entertain people and make them think, it's an honor. It's just an honor to be a comedian.