Greg Kinnear Quotes

There's always going to be someone as funny as you or funnier.

Humor is just another defense against the universe.

Gentle dullness ever loves a joke.

In looking for humor, keep in mind this guideline: Sometimes it takes a little time to see the humor in your upsets; you may not find something to laugh about immediately.

I think in life, the sense of humor and comedy always exists.

Humor is such a wonderful thing, helping you realize what a fool you are but how beautiful that is at the same time.

I never write anything without humor, just because I like humor, but at the same time, it is a way for anything fantastical to become relatable.

I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously.

Humor is really laughing off a hurt, grinning at misery.

When people are taking something extremely seriously, that's the time to take out the pig's bladder.

Humor is a blessing to me. My earliest recollections are of looking at something and seeing the lighter side. But it's always spontaneous. I couldn't write a comedy skit for someone else.

Audiences want comedy that has no venom. They want to have a laugh without it becoming twee.

I think it's important to have a sense of humor. You have to be able to laugh at yourself.

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

I don't think comedy is necessarily an attack. It's finding humour in life. I don't think if you're making a joke about something you're automatically demeaning it.

I think laughter is the best medicine. If you can't laugh at yourself, then you can't laugh at life and the silliness of it all.

I can't not put humor in a book.

I like funny things, but I don't find myself particularly funny.

Humor comes from the surprise release of some buried tension.

Comedy should be easy, not laboured.

I've always found it easier to be funny than to be serious.

I don't say things to be offensive; I say things because they're funny to me. It amuses me.

What also helps our show is that we never take ourselves seriously.

I try to find humor in everything I do, because I think all great plays - even great tragedies - have enormous humor in them.

There is some humour in 'Family Values.' I don't want everyone to think it's not going to make them laugh. But there are quite a lot of poems there that aren't funny at all.