John Waters Quotes

I think comedy does have that powerful thing that doesn't seem too preachy because you're also making people laugh, so it's really kind of a good tool for messaging.

Comedy is the most palliative way to make a point. People are more willing to listen if they can laugh.

The first purpose of comedy is to make people laugh. Anything deeper is a bonus. Some comedians want to make people laugh and make them think about socially relevant issues, but comedy, by the very nature of the word, is to make people laugh. If people aren't laughing, it's not comedy. It's as simple as that.

I mean, the number one goal is to make people laugh, that's definitely the first aim; but aside from that, when we discuss which topics to talk about, the second goal is to try and make a point about it.

The only way to get a serious message across is through comedy

I think the job of a comedian is to make people laugh, but also challenge them to laugh at things they didn't know they could until now.

A poet or a comedian can say what's on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh. It may be so truthful that it hurts, but it makes you laugh.

I love doing theaters, cracking people up, hearing them physically roll in the aisles. But we need to get serious. These are serious times. No joke. No joke.

I think you can tell the human condition better through comedy.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

I was heavily influenced by Andy Kaufman and Steven Wright.

Chris Rock is a very funny man.

I'm such a comedy fan that I just love laughing and so admire comedians who have brought me joy.

I'm a comic, and I'm supposed to outrage and make people laugh, Part of makin' people laugh is to shake up their thinkin'. That's what I came here to do.

I've been approached after shows from people who said, 'I don't agree with anything you said, but I laughed the whole way through.' That's still a little strange to me. Like, nothing, really? But at the same time, that's what happens in a conversation.

The man who can make others laugh secures more votes for a measure than the man who forces them to think.

Funny is funny.

The minute you make people laugh, you get them to listen.

A good comedy with a purpose behind it is exhilarating.

I like comedy, I love it very much, I love laughing.

I'm not here to affect you politically or socially. I'm here to make you laugh. I use the news as the palette for my jokes.

Comedy has become, I think, a very important branch of public intellectualism. But it still ain't Washington.

Larry David just makes me laugh.

I think comedy is a good way to help people change their minds. I think that if you're laughing and getting a message across, it's a lot easier than when somebody is screaming in your face.

Doug Motel makes 'conscious comedy'. He makes me laugh, and he makes me think.