Paul F. Tompkins Quotes

I would definitely date a fan that was a fan of the stuff I make, 100 percent.

There's a lot of people who don't want anything from me but to laugh and have a good time. You see them at the show and they like - they dress up to come see your show and stuff. And they pack these auditoriums and it's a lot of fun, man. It's like, this is how I started, and it's still fun for me.

To me the goal of comedy is to just laugh, which is a really high hearted thing, visceral connection and reaction.

My goal is to make everyone and anyone a Kevin Hart fan.

There's little kids on trains coming up to me, singing my theme song, and they can barely walk.

My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.

When I play a song for someone the first time, if I make 'em laugh, I think, 'Yes, I've succeeded.'

When you watch Robin Williams, you can see a lot of Jonathan Winters. Robin is the first one to admit that; he worshiped Jonathan Winters.

If I can make people laugh it's like being a good lover.

I've made great friends through acting. When I'm with Victoria Wood and Julie Walters, we have grand fun. We can make each other howl with laughter because we know each other so well.

Comedy unites, it doesn't divide!

I love it when somebody makes me laugh - it's what attracts me to people.

We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meetings around Star Trek. We were thrilled to discover that Frank Sinatra was a big fan.

I've kind of stopped valuing laughter as the end-all measurement of what I'm doing.

It's really fun to get recognized for 'Step Brothers.'

I look at someone like Chris Pratt with such admiration.

Popular things have fans. It's not about me; it's about what we've made that people feel a connection to.

I would never say no to comedy.

Films are not meant to be watched only by fans but by everyone. Fans are those who like what we do. When we do things that only they like, then we are becoming their fans.

When you walk off the stage, I think the end point is that you enjoyed yourself. I get to say that almost every time - either I made a few new fans or something resonated.

I remember what it felt like when I was young, and I looked up to someone, and they would pay me just an ounce of attention. And some of the bands I listened to when I was young probably never even sold any albums, but it didn't matter to me. If I'd go up and say, 'Great show,' it would be amazing that they even would acknowledge me.

Fame, for me, is different. Fame, for me, is not seeing myself on big billboards: it is when I go on a street and people connect to me. If I going to walk on the street, I know I can get 100,000 people following me.

Most people are at a concert because they want to be inspired, entertained, moved; we musicians have the mission to be bringers of joy, of ecstasy.

Audience laughter, when it's deserved, acts as a sort of fairy dust that makes funny moments not just funny, but joyous.

Life is funny, and that's why I celebrate it in my shows.