Thomas Haden Church Quotes

At the end of the day it's got to be a good movie, it's got to be a funny movie, and it's got to make people think, 'Hey, I couldn't have spent my time any better.'

Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.

I want to be part of movies that have important and interesting subjects but are not depressing and are rather satirical and funny.

As a comic, I used to know more about pop culture.

I think people are always looking for a good comedy.

To me, what separates a funny movie from a good movie is something personal.

I care less about selling tickets and getting Twitter followers than I do about making as many people laugh as I can. I'd rather make people laugh than make them know who T.J. Miller is.

I always wanted to be a popular comedian.

Of course, all my films are high on comedy, but I ensure there's something for the audience to take back home.

If people are coming to see me because they like what I do on 'Mock the Week,' that's great because they are coming to see me being me.

I was the biggest class clown. I loved attention.

I don't have to change anything. I think that's the secret to comedy. You want to be universal and appeal to everyone.

I think comedy and music are both things that we need as human beings. I think that both art forms can touch people.

Comedy is lively, comedy is joy, and that's what keeps us [people] going, we've got to look forward to little, little happiness's. Little, little joys, and comedy is very, very important, it's a vital. We underestimate its value, but we should see more comedies. Comedy is life giving, it's invigorating. I really believe it.

Comedy is quite difficult, you have to be able to have fun and portray that sense of fun to the audience watching you.

I think it was Cosby who also said to me, 'If only 2 percent of the world thinks you're funny, you'll still fill stadiums for the rest of your life.'

If a great comedy landed on my doorstep, I would find it hard to say no.

You have to make a joke every 10–15 minutes. It’s a way of keeping up morale.

I know how to make an audience laugh, 'cause I grew up on Third Rock from the Sun, week after week in front of audiences, making them laugh.

I can't do Christopher Walken impressions anymore, thanks [Barack] Obama.

If you appeal to the crowd, either by being humorous or brutal or eccentric, you gain favor.

Recognition is one of the three big elements of comedy.

It's fun because I really do love meeting new people. Comedy can be so different from show to show and from writer to writer and actor to actor. People don't set out to make a bad show.

I love comedy. I don't approach it any different. I'm not a comedian. I'm not a stand-up. I just do it like a part and personally, I love to watch comedies. If you don't get to do what you like to watch you get frustrated.

I had a show that people thought used a laugh track. It wasn't; it was the real audience going crazy after everything that resembled a joke, that they could technically call a joke.