Kurt Vonnegut Quotes

There is a relationship between humor and fear. Think of all the gags you ever heard that have to do with dismemberment, or something that's horrible in one way or another, even if it's just horrible in the sense that somebody's being embarrassed. What do kids laugh at? Kids laugh if your fly's down. That's hilarious. But for the kid whose fly is down, it's a horrible situation.

Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.

Comedy gigs are there because you are all in acceptance that the world is not the way it should be. You have to give yourself a break; otherwise, you would sit crying in a darkened room.

Sometimes, humor is the only way we get through the day.

Some of my fear and anxieties surrounding faith, I think, provides some good comedy for my act.

All the energy of their frustration and fear going into their laughter.

The biggest laughs are based on the biggest disappointments and the biggest fears.

I tend to write about my anxieties - it's what I'm afraid will happen. And I write a story working it out.

The quickest way to defuse fear or insecurity or anger is usually humor. I think comics figure that out quickly, and, once you figure it out, you think, 'Hey, if I can do this and get paid, that would be kind of cool.'

Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness, but enables us to move back from it a little.

Laughing about something is one of the more accessible ways to approach a difficult issue.

Anything traumatic in my life I've always dealt with through jokes and comedy.

Comedy is probably a way of dealing with anxiety. Sometimes it's a way of dealing with pain.

I had enough therapy to know when I broke it down, it became clearer to me: Yes, comedy was kind of a cleansing thing for me to do.

I'm almost always trying to be funny, even when I'm on my own. I think it's the desire to channel my anger and frustration into something more positive than sitting at home being unpleasant.

I am a complete sucker for funny films. There is something so therapeutic about laughing until you cry.

I use humor as a way to digest anything.

Humor is the best means of surviving in a difficult world.

I bit a pillow. Or two.

A sense of humor is an escape valve for the pressures of life.

I want to break something, or hit something, but I am afraid to move, so I start crying instead.

Not living in fear is a great gift, because certainly these days we do it so much. And do you know what I like about comedy? You can't laugh and be afraid at the same time - of anything. If you're laughing, I defy you to be afraid.

Humor is an escape, because you cannot think about your problems when you are trying to be funny; so, in essence, "being a humorist" gives you a valid excuse to hide from your pain.

I've always liked the fact that I could make people laugh at crazy stuff that has happened to me. If it makes you feel better at me falling down the stairs...then I'm going to do it.

I think comedy's just about being interested in comedy and what makes people laugh and experimenting.