Madeline Kahn Quotes

Knowing comedy is knowing human nature.

I always try to find something funny in any situation.

Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.

I am not funny. The writers were funny. My directors were funny. The situations were funny… What I am is brave. I have never been scared. Not when I did movies, certainly not when I was a model and not when I did I Love Lucy.

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

The thing I do best is laugh.

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.

Humor is the most precious gift I can give to my reader, a reminder that the world is not such a terribly serious place. There is more than video games and drugs and nuclear threats; there is laughter, and there is hope.

Humor is a very important thing. It is a natural predilection. It is an emotional release.

I always, always want to make people laugh. In every situation. Even when it's inappropriate.

It's good just to laugh sometimes, and if it comes out of some truth, it's even stronger.

I love a girl that can make me laugh. I am not really a laugh-at-things type of guy and I don't smile and laugh all the time... But if a girl can make me laugh... I'm in love!!!!

Just look around; you can't help but laugh at something.

If you look at anything, there are always comedic moments.

I think in life, the sense of humor and comedy always exists.

Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.

If I couldn't laugh, I'd rather die.

I think everything's funny, to be honest.

I've always found the world funny and enjoy laughing at it, and that's what all comedians do.

I think it's important to have a sense of humor. You have to be able to laugh at yourself.

Sometimes it's difficult to laugh at certain things but comedy can help.

Some people don't have a sense of humor.

I've always been attracted to humor and funny people in general. It's a joy to make people laugh, but it's not as fun as laughing yourself.

There are quite a few very funny people in my life. You know those people who don't mean to be funny, they just come out with these zingers that just make you howl with laughter. Usually you find these people in the road crew. A good crew is a key to a healthy funny bone.

Personally I don't spend much time thinking about being funny. For me it's always been just a way to get by, a way to be likable yet to remain removed. When I speak up, it's not because I have any particular answers; rather, I have a desire to puncture the pretentiousness of those who seem so certain they do.