Paul Rudd Quotes

It's not a real name," she says. "Not one that he's carried with him always. It's one he wears like his hat. So he can take it off if he wants.

No, Groucho is not my real name. I am breaking it in for a friend.

Bradford Dillman sounded like a distinguished, phony theatrical name, so I kept it.

Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” A god named Fred?

Yes, I believe blue material is funny, but if that's all you've got, you're dead in the water. It's not good.

You know, there are many alter egos and Gorillaz is a collective of alter egos, really. I think anyone who gets involved in it has to sort of accept that nothing is really as it seems.

I'm a classic example of all humorists - only funny when I'm working.

Let's make some funny pictures.

I was a bit of a goofball. I was always silly. I think that lends itself to being an actor.

I have to be entertained by what I'm writing, so a lot of my stuff has a goofiness or scatological quality. If these characters can entertain me, then I feel like I can deal with the darker or more serious stuff.

I've been a stand-up comedian for years, and I can be silly.

When I talk to Steve Martin, he's joyful when he talks about comedy.

I like really stupid comedies.

I don't have to be bam, bam, bam, funny when I'm working. I can tell stories, and there's some funny in them.

I really loved what I was doing being creative and being funny as a stand-up comedian.

If you were to come to the set of Alias, you'd know how silly we all are. And I mean, silly.

Every movie I do, or when I'm on the sketch comedy show, I don't really get into it until I have an outfit or something funny with my head or face or something.

I would like to do something modern and possibly funny.

I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.

Those are my favorite kind of parts to do, just being a goofball and seeing how far you can go with something until you're just way out of line.

Just for fun, I'm really goofy and I would love to do some stupid comedy. I'm talking, like, crazy, out there, Will Ferrell type of thing. I love it; I think those movies are so funny.

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

When I was in improv workshops or doing stand-up or writing comedy with others, or just doing comedy, I just laughed. Funny was funny; I loved to laugh. I always liked people I found generally funny.

I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it, and I feel guilty saying that, but it's the truth. I love my work, but it ain't easy.

There's nothing funnier than the human animal.