Emily Mortimer Quotes

Laughter is such a healing thing, and through laughter, we find commonalities with each other. There's a lot of separation in the world, and by creating more things to laugh at, we can create a common ground for open discussion.

My way of making people like me was to make 'em laugh.

I think the most attractive thing is a sense of humour. If someone can make you laugh, you've gotten a lot out of the way.

Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.

One longs to be funny, to make people laugh. Laughter is such a sign of approval, isn't it?

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.

You know, funny can be universal.

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

I'm particularly bad at breaking if something's funny. I'm not professional, so I do often laugh, but less at what I do and more often at what other people do.

The minute you make people laugh, you get them to listen.

They say that women like a man who can make them laugh, and I find that if you can make a woman laugh on the first and second dates, then you're doing well.

If I find something funny and make an older woman laugh, I love that for some reason.

Jokes are so personal, and they bring us together in so many ways.

If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make, by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth.

We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.

Comedy unites, it doesn't divide!

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

If you can make people laugh, you know you're getting it right; it's an instant pat on the back.

If I can tell someone a story that makes them bend over and laugh, that's bigger than anything else.

One can never speak enough of the virtues, the dangers, the power of shared laughter.

I just love comedy, and I honestly believe that laughter transcends everything. If everyone laughed together, laughed more, it would unite the world in peace.

The two things that I require for anyone who's around me: you need to love food, and you need to be able to laugh.

The other stuff of marriage can fade a little bit, but as long as you can laugh with your partner, that's everything because that's what remains at the end of the day. I think that's how we pick our friends and that's how we ultimately pick who we marry.

Being able to make people laugh is a powerful tool.

Wit is the key, I think, to anybody's heart, because who doesn't like to laugh?