Quotes About Comedy

Acting can be pretty challenging. I can't say making a romantic comedy is challenging, but to do anything well, you have to put yourself into it.

Comedy has always been more challenging for me than drama.

It's really challenging to play comedy.

It's hard to really get that excited about movies. Think about it like this: how many good comedy movies come out a year? Maybe one or two? And then, in those movies, what are the chances that there's a character that I'm the best fit to play? It's really small!

I just try to get people to laugh - I'm not trying to change the world or anything.

I really used to like TVMaxwell, which is a classic, amazing, super-underrated comedy channel. And Cyndago was great.

A lot of my comedy is to do with being angry, then finding a way to channel that.

I'd hope that when Channel 4 started, 'The Last Leg' was the kind of show it wanted to be putting out. I think they're really proud of it.

Working with Chaplin was a marvelous experience.

I love to play it. I think it's funny. It's always been funny to me. Somebody who's large and in charge but totally wrong-headed.

All I ever wanted to do was stand-up. It kind of charges me and gives me a rush.

Prince Charles is so funny. So, so funny.

I've always loved the Marx brothers and Charlie Chaplin.

I want to make the kind of films that Charlie Chaplin did.

I'm a big fan of Charlie Day.

Chaplin himself was the greatest scene stealer of all time. No matter what was happening Charlie could draw attention to himself - if he wanted to.

I have been following Charlie Chaplin since my childhood days. He is an inspiration to everyone.

'New Girl' is funny. I love Zooey Deschanel. She's the most charming thing around.

I once got chased off stage by a heavy-metal band.

It's one thing to make people laugh, but after a certain point, comedy is almost cheap.

There's no such thing as a cheap laugh.

'Anchorman' was never supposed to be a popular, like, hit movie. That movie was a cheap movie - it felt like we were working on a weird independent comedy in a way.

You can't cheat comedy. You know, it either is going to be there on the day you capture or it's not.

My wife is great. She always goes to the bank to see if the check has cleared.