Leslie Mann Quotes

I think it's that much harder to make a good comedy than it is straight and apparently serious.

First off, no one award-wise ever rewards comedy, which is... whatever. I don't care about that.

I guess ultimately a lot of comedians just wanna be taken seriously.

If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don't know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they are sitting there in silence. But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't.

I love comedy. That's what got me into the arts. I don't even know how to categorize myself anymore.

I used to devour a lot of stand-up comedy in my cousin's basement. He had cable and I didn't, so I went there and saw all the comedians.

I think comedy is the most difficult thing in the world, I really do.

Comedy - particularly the frothy and frivolous - is notoriously neglected by festivals and awards. But it's bloody hard to get right.

I think comedy's just about being interested in comedy and what makes people laugh and experimenting.

I think the possibility of continuing on a comedy is greater than a drama.

I want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press for even having a comedy category.

As an artist I just think comedic actors are really underrated.

For doing comedy, a sense of humor is a must!

I would say, when it comes to comedy, I think Matthew Broderick was great.

I actually enjoy comedy; it's a lot of fun.

I know I can never work in a comedy because I can't keep a goddamn straight face.

You can't have good comedy without drama in it.

I'm very lucky in that I've gotten to do a lot of things. But if you ever put a gun to my head and said, "You can only do one," I'd think it would be stand-up. I think it's the coolest job in the world.

With comedy, you have to do it right. In a drama, there's a lot of different ways to succeed in a moment. But comedy comes from reality. You can't try to be funny.

There's something therapeutic about connecting with an audience - when there's something really sort of odd or silly that you think is funny, and conveying it to an audience.

I actually love Scorsese comedies. He's an underrated comedy director. I think his comedies are some of the best comedies ever made.

I'm looking for parts that will challenge me comedically. I would love to be on a multicam sitcom one day, kind of like Friends. I love making people laugh and would like to continue to do so!

There are jokes I know I want to tell, and there's sort of a rough order, but usually I try to change it up every show, to improvise and talk with the audience. I think when you tell jokes, if you're not careful, you can end up telling the whole list of jokes and then that's it. And that can get a little boring.

Not a time with him passed that I didn't say, "You should've been a comedian." [Vincent Price] was hilarious. He was just such a quick, funny wit. I don't think most people would think that about him, and it was really surprising to me. But man, the guy had a brilliant wit.

I think comedy as an art involves the audience as a participant as much as is involves the artist.