Quotes About Laughter

Laughter does not deny pain. Laughter - like a wail - acknowledges and replies to pain.

You can't deny the truth. And that's what makes smart comedy so good.

In my career spanning over two decades, I've never felt that comedy is a department everybody can excel in because it's an art and only a few are blessed with the talent to entertain.

When you are totally depressed, you should try giggling. Just make yourself laugh. Force yourself to laugh.

Look at Sam Beckett. Most depressed man who ever lived, but he sure was funny.

I love to laugh and dance. That's kind of my nature, though I end up always playing these angry, depressing characters.

Realize that doing comedy is only going to make your depression worse.

There's depth in my comedy.

'The Descendants' somehow made death and adultery funny at times.

If you can't laugh at yourself, you don't deserve to laugh at anybody else.

Everyone deserves to laugh for at least 30 minutes, and 'Ballers' gives you that.

Everyone desires to laugh sometimes, and I want to make that available.

I think that humor is part of what saves us from despair.

I am desperate to do a comedy now.

I was destined to make people laugh.

I'm not cut out to be a detective on 'Law & Order' - I laugh too easily.

What people will - or will not - laugh at is mainly determined by their social conditioning.

I don't think comedy will ever die.

If I'm making fun of race or making fun of the differences of us, it's just because it's a reality of the situation of the world. And, if you can't laugh at it, that's kind of a bummer.

I remember once, years ago, I met Sting, and he told me that he had seen 'Spinal Tap' 50 times. He said: 'Every time I watch it, I don't know whether to laugh or cry.'

I remember listening to Eddie Murphy's Delirious on cassette tape - you might have to explain what that is to your younger demographic - with my father. I wanted to make people laugh that hard.

I think I'm hysterical. I watch myself on tape and just roar - isn't that weird?

I have always gravitated toward levity and my parents; I'm sure they have a VHS tape of me when I'm making jokes and trying to make faces when the family was taking a picture.

I never think in terms of target audience. I try to write what makes me laugh, so I'm the target audience. I guess I just hope there's another person in America like me.