Steven Wright Quotes

I always gravitate toward the humor in something.

I like humor.

But if you don't watch me, I will try and sneak in some humor. I see humor everywhere in life around me.

No matter what I have to say, I'm still trying to say it in comedic form.

I'm not built for war. I'm built for entertainment. I'm built for jokes - either telling them or being the butt of them.

If possible, be funny.

Humor is my default mode.

I think that sometimes you do something that makes a small group of people laugh, which is all we were trying to do; we were just trying to make each other laugh.

I always, always want to make people laugh. In every situation. Even when it's inappropriate.

I like to have fun, but I don't think of myself as being funny. But I'm a big jokester, so I make fun of myself a lot!

My comedy isn't going to solve problems; I'm not that deep.

I have a lot of faith in the power of joking to make something thoughtful.

You just try to be true to your idea of what is funny and what is also interesting.

I have a good sense of humor. I think everything we do should have whimsy in it.

Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world.

I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.

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

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.

I'm too self-serious for a comedy.

If there's something funny to be said, I will say it.

Humor without sadness underneath it feels cheap and aggressive.

I have enjoyed doing comedies the most because in real life, I don't take myself or anyone else too seriously!

The thing about Black Eyed Peas is we're very humorous. All we do is laugh all day.

The things that make me laugh are considered smart or whatever, I guess. But stuff that's self-consciously intelligent or self-consciously hip or cool, that doesn't do it for me either. You just try to be funny.

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.