Twyla Tharp Quotes

I just wanted laughs - that's really what I was after.

The thing I do best is laugh.

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.

I refuse not to have a sense of humour.

If you're serious, you really understand that it's important that you laugh as much as possible and admit that you're the funniest person you ever met. You have to laugh. Admit that you're funny. Otherwise, you die in solemnity.

All I do is have fun. When I'm not working, it's about making people laugh. I love making jokes about things. Even when someone's mad at me, I'll deflect anger with humor. My days are filled with laughter. If I'm not laughing, I'm not happy.

We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.

If possible, be funny.

The minute you make people laugh, you get them to listen.

When I play a song for someone the first time, if I make 'em laugh, I think, 'Yes, I've succeeded.'

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.

They think I'm being serious when actually I'm a very big clown. But you have to know me to see that. I'm constantly cracking up and cracking everybody else around me up.

I provide a little comic relief.

I laugh every day. There are days when my laughs are pretty hollow. Dust comes out of your mouth, and your bones make a funny sound. But I'm laughing.

Between us and the writers, it was comedy hour the whole time. We could hardly get through it.

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

If you can make people laugh, you know you're getting it right; it's an instant pat on the back.

I love a girl that can make me laugh. I am not really a laugh-at-things type of guy and I don't smile and laugh all the time... But if a girl can make me laugh... I'm in love!!!!

Sometimes I am so dry that people don't know I'm kidding and think I'm being serious. I enjoy this because their reactions are often funny.

We need comedies in the world! We need to laugh, it's all so hard.

I think it's important to find humor anywhere you can. In real life, with the darkest, scariest, most intense moments, if you can find something funny, that's good.

It's fun once in a while to do a serious part but I really enjoy doing comedy because I love to laugh.

If I couldn't laugh, I'd rather die.

Comedy is acting out optimism.

Humor disarms people to some degree and makes them a little more receptive to a notion that would normally make them angry,