Quotes About Comedy

I just wanted laughs - that's really what I was after.

You know you're on stage being the life of the party and trying to get laughs, and then, in a lot of ways, you don't have anything to give once you give it to the people.

Laughs are always needed.

I have so much history with Just For Laughs. My career took off there.

I don't believe in comedy as a TV genre - I think there's drama that is funny. Because beyond the laughs, there has to be cost, and there has to be heart.

I got a few laughs and decided I was going to act.

I can tell how honest a joke is or how true a joke is by how fast the laughs come.

I always say, if you want to judge a person, see what he/she laughs at.

All I want to do is entertain. I want to get good laughs and I want to entertain.

I like laughter around me.

Life is laughter.

I'm definitely proud of myself anytime I can make Amanda Peet break out into laughter.

My dad makes me hiss with laughter.

I was called for 'The Great Indian Laughter Challenge,' but I turned it down because I wasn't sure of its quality.

Laughter is so important.

Oh, man. I love '13 Going on 30,' 'I love Failure to Launch,' I love 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.'

I think when you start comedy there are some real advantages to being single and in a low-paid job. You have nothing to lose. It's not like I was a well-paid lawyer when I began. I was earning so little I was able to sell myself to it.

It takes four people to lay out the 'Flintstones.'

You have to have energy at hour 13, at hour 14, at hour 15 - comedy cannot be tired, cannot be lazy. You have to be ready to go; you have to have energy.

You know, my mum's never seen me do stand-up. Ever. She's just too lazy to come.

If the social evolution leads to jokes, I use them.

If I lean towards one particular party, people would not enjoy my comedy. Also, to enter politics, I should first leave cinema completely.

I like making people laugh, so drama was never a big leap for me.

After having seen my dad do so much in comedy, I know I have a legacy to live up to.