Ray Bolger Quotes

Comedy is what I really want to do and propel.

I was an extroverted kid and performed, like, acting and singing. Then, the older I got, I realized I enjoyed performing things that I came up with myself more and I enjoyed making people laugh more than making people cry or think.

I had a Jackson 5 wig that I would wear around, and I would do, like, the dances from the Jackson 5, and, you know, my mother thought that was hysterical. So of course, that seed got planted very early, the physicality of comedy.

I come from a much freer kind of performance thing, where I rely on my own improv and my own sense of humor.

I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college.

But comedy I'd love to do as much as humanly possible.

I think I have always tried to connect my comedy to my art.

Comedy will always be central to what I do, it's just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and always have been.

I just love entertaining. I will do anything - stand-up comedy, video games, fencing, internet shorts - I just want to keep being lucky enough to entertain people anyway I can. I try never to limit my art to a medium.

I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting.

I don't know what Tracy Morgan does onstage, but I can assure you, it's no act.

The difference between you and the funny person on TV is that they acted on their ideas.

Every movie I do, or when I'm on the sketch comedy show, I don't really get into it until I have an outfit or something funny with my head or face or something.

From my debut until now, I've always wanted to sing and dance.

I just play the little guy, except I play him through dance.

Doing comedy is still in my veins; that's my first love.

I totally remove myself from any costumes, wardrobe, any choreography. I could care less about that stuff.

At the end of the day, I do think I'm happiest doing comedy. I love it. I know that I can do other things. I love drama as well.

Comedy is very difficult. I love it because when you do it right, it's the best feeling in the world.

I love comedy. Playing the underdog, and getting the laughs is my form of entertainment. I could think of nothing different that I would want to be doing at this time in my life.

I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself.

I don't consider myself a comedian, but you work with some comedians, and sometimes these guys are incredible on their feet - it's just amazing - and that's not what I do. But it's always fun, and I don't really care as long as the character is interesting.

I've always been a fan of comedy. I've always enjoyed it. It's something I'm very passionate about; it's like lifeblood to me. I had to pursue it. I thought I had a little bit of talent, and if I could make a living at it, I would do it. It's worked out so far.

I think a comedian has a more specific job. Whereas a musician can fall into different categories, you know, of making background music or doing a soundtrack or wanting to be in a band or writing the song, or writing your own songs. And then comedy is a very black and white thing. You want to make people happy.

I am still a comic, a fantastic one.