Michael Pena Quotes

I think I have a natural, if I can say that, got a kind of natural ability in comedy.

Jack Benny, Fred Allen. Their jokes were wonderful. It takes skill to be funny. The timing of Jack Benny was so fine. It is a form of genius for which we should be grateful.

I'm not a stand up at all, it's such a fear of mine. My sister does it, and she's really great at it.

A fellow who has a funny bone can learn to hone his skills, but I don't think you can develop a funny bone - you either have it or you don't. And by the way - when you get it, we don't know it.

You can't just yell jokes at people.

Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny.

If you're improvising with Paul Reiser, man, you'd better hold on tight!

I just like doing standup, that's all I'm interested in or good at.

I'm probably not very good at rom-com, being funny on demand; I'll leave that to the comedians.

I think a lot of good actors - for instance, Gary Sinise - have no training. His training was really entirely on his feet. I suppose you have to have an instinct for it.

I'm not at all funny. I can do dark comedy pretty well, but straight-up comedy, I don't know. I'm much darker. I've been like that since I was 3 years old.

I have always been able to write on the spot. It is a talent that I guess comes naturally.

When did I start comedy? I came out of the womb and did 10 minutes.

Every actor thinks he can do comedy, and it's not true.

The only way to stay sharp is to do live shows. There is no part-time comedy.

The funniest people are usually the best actors, I believe.

I'm always blown away by stand-ups. I'm blown away by people like that who are craftspeople at comedy.

I just loved stand-up comics as a kid. I'd watch them on 'The Tonight Show,' and I thought what a great craft it was to come out on stage with no instrument or anything and be able to entertain people.

I'm not a fan of stand-up comedy, personally. But some of them are incredibly skilled.

There's an elusive element to comedy, but nobody gets it for free. That's why comedians seldom criticise each other.

You can succeed as a terrible director, but try doing that with stand-up: try being a terrible comedian and getting up on stage. The funny will win out very, very quickly.

I don't think comedic parts come naturally to me.

Knowing what jokes will work is second nature; you just feel it.

I didn't really discover that I had a knack for comedy until I landed 'Married w/ Children.'

One percent of all comics ever reach the level of a Chris Rock or a Jerry Seinfeld. When audiences come to the underground rooms, they have a chance to watch the process that happens along the way - and see the comedians grow.