Hugh Grant Quotes

I had enough therapy to know when I broke it down, it became clearer to me: Yes, comedy was kind of a cleansing thing for me to do.

Things that I feel really sad about, I talk about. That way, if it's funny, it doesn't hurt anymore.

I'm almost always trying to be funny, even when I'm on my own. I think it's the desire to channel my anger and frustration into something more positive than sitting at home being unpleasant.

If I can make myself laugh about something that I should be crying about, that's pretty good.

If you don't laugh, you're going to cry and people are crying. That's why I guess you have lots of people like comedians to keep us laughing.

I'd go mad if I didn't have things to make me laugh.

My music started as a way to break through weaknesses - like anxiety, which was completely taking over my whole life, where I could barely function.

Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.

When things are really painful, I turn it into comedy.

Humor is healing.

My imagination was a great place to escape from all the anxiety and disapproval of my life... I had to live in my head... art was a way of making myself feel better.

Laughter is the valve on the pressure cooker of life. Either you laugh and suffer, or you got your beans or brains on the ceiling.

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

Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma.

The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.

Comedy's my outlet for my ridiculous emotions.

When I was doing stand-up, there were a lot of things I talked about that seemed very silly but were therapeutic.

To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!

Comedy is a coping mechanism, and it helps us stay alive.

I suffer from deep depression, so my only release is music.

All the energy of their frustration and fear going into their laughter.

I've found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts so much . . . because it's the only thing that'll make it stop hurting.

I've looked at the world for quite a few years now and I've found that if I don't laugh, I'll probably end up crying." - Prince Kheldar of Drasnia

Sometimes laughter is the only way to process tough times