Matthew Lillard Quotes

Everything I do is intended to make people laugh and think. I just think something is funny, it's not hurting anybody, not stabbing anybody, not shooting anybody, not making anybody watch me perform. There are thousands of comedians, don't come see me because it's not like I hide it.

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

Comedy shows in D.C. are so much fun. I think because of the intense area that is connected to politics that people need, they need their down time. D.C. audiences are almost universally praised by comedians.

I love to make people laugh, and do things that are surprising and different.

I'm there to make people laugh. I'm not trying to come across as sexy.

Comedy is very important. For one thing, it keeps you sane. But it's not really a conversion. I mean, it's marginally a conversion, because if people tune in or go to a nightclub or even watch television, and hear that a lot of other people are laughing at something you thought was not funny, at least it'll force you to reconsider.

[Making people laugh] was a secret dream I kept and I didn't tell anybody about it until I was about 18.

I like to laugh. It's kind of escapism. I like to make people laugh. And I kind of like people just to have to not think about anything

People need the court jester, so I keep that smile on and keep going out there to do what I do.

Not necessarily in the beginning, thinking I would have a career in comedy, but I was always interested in making people laugh.

I think the job of a comedian is to make people laugh, but also challenge them to laugh at things they didn't know they could until now.

Good comedy makes you laugh, and bad comedy makes people you hate laugh.

A poet or a comedian can say what's on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh. It may be so truthful that it hurts, but it makes you laugh.

The whole thing about working in front of the camera is to make people laugh when they're not supposed to.

Comedy is a serious business. A serious business with only one purpose--to make people laugh.

You learn to laugh at yourself, and you also lean on comedy as a crutch to kind of take the edge off because comedians often are self-deprecating, and they cross lines that they shouldn't. Stuff like that brings a smile to my face every once in a while when needed.

Humor and comedy have always been the best way to deal with real life issues and just reality.

I am a product... I'm a comedian. I'm not curing cancer. In the end, I tell jokes. I make people laugh. I make sense out of ridiculous situations, but in the end, it's all about laughter. It's all about your cheek hurting, your stomach hurting.

I love to entertain and make people laugh.

I think that doing comedy and playing Dwight is a service. Not to get grandiose about it, but I have a talent for playing oddball characters and I can make people laugh and that can help bring families together and people will really enjoy it and it puts a smile on their face and I think that is a really great thing.

Why should I waste my good time making a straight dramatic film? The people who can't make you laugh can do that.

I'm a sponge. I'm obsessed with comedy. I'm obsessed with the idea that you can make somebody laugh, and I love to be around people who can make other people laugh.

I've always liked being funny and making people laugh. I was a cut-up when I was a kid, and was always doing bits for my friends and family.

I walk around and think about things. When I come across a thought that makes me laugh, I write it down. Then, at night, I say the thought to people through a microphone. I don't think about politics or pop culture very much, so those thoughts don't often make it to the microphone.

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