Patricia Richardson Quotes

I think so. I can't think of anything that requires more finesse than comedy, both from a verbal and visual point of view.

Comedy completely depends on the script and the type of dialogues we get. Comedy is dependent on time and so I will say comedy is tougher than being a villain.

Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals.

Comedy writing is taking the brief thought and going with it.

I've always been terrible on regular sitcoms with lots of jokes. I don't know how to tell jokes.

It's hard to write a comedy sketch.

Comedy is easy. You have to react to what others are saying and it is all about the timing, the dialogue delivery.

I think comedy is very easy. Its all in the writing. If the writing is good and you have good director it is good.

A lot of things matter in comedy - the script, the lines, your timing, the co-actor's timing, how it's shot.

In television, there are so many things between you making a joke and the audience seeing it. It's like an assault course.

If you play it straight it's funny - the best comedy is always played straight down the middle. The adjustment is understanding from the screenplay that a moment is hilarious.

It's very hard to write humor.

The tendency in comedy is to have a character who's stupid get more stupid, because you're trying to top yourself and not just repeat.

Some people learn comedy, and some people just are comedy.

I don't like forcing comedy and people just trying to do things just to find a funny beat all the time.

Writing humor is not something every single person can do.

Comedy is not something that a person can fake or learn how to do.

I really like comedy. There's always a choice, when you're writing: you can either go for the joke or you can go for the story, the important stuff.

There can be a science to joke writing, there are certainly rules and patterns that can be followed, but I think most of the best comedy goes beyond the rules.

Comedy is so hard; it's so much harder than drama. The pacing of it, the energy of it.

Chris Farley, I was a huge fan of his growing up. I would love to do something kind of slapstick and funny, maybe where I could change my look even a little bit.

That's what I hate about a lot of comedies, when you're hitting a line or making it funny.

Comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write.

Humor writing requires a rhythm and timing, as well as some kind of connection to the reader, and I think that's how I tap into it.

Comedy has to do with holding and releasing tension; it's very technical. It's more technical than drama.