Rachel Parris Quotes

I love comedy and did a lot of comedy in college. I was in an improv comedy group with my friends.

I come from standup and improv.

Really, I just love doing comedy. Any form it takes is great, as long as I can keep doing it, you know? If I can do my show and 'The League' while also getting to do other bits, that's awesome.

I'm really not an actor of any kind. I've always seen myself as an entertainer, someone who makes people laugh. That's all I've ever wanted to do. 'Doctor Who' has always just been me, really.

I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It's a valid test of your creative abilities.

Comedy is what I really want to do and propel.

It's funny, the hardest thing to do is to make something look like it's fast, loose and improvised, and get somebody to laugh.

My drama instructor suggested I try comedy. I was resistant at first because I considered myself a serious actor, but of course I fell in love with it.

I took an acting class. After the first day, the teacher quit, so they said take another. When I saw 'How to be a Stand-up Comedian,' it resonated. I realized I'd rather make 200 people laugh than make one person cry.

I am desperate to do a comedy now.

I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.

The main thing about doing a comedy is that you spend most of your days really happy and laughing.

Drama is what I'm really obsessed by. It's what gets me up in the morning, what I live for. But I'll always have a love for comedy because it was my first opportunity, and I associate it with my best friends, who I made during 'School of Comedy'.

'Portlandia' is 100 percent improvised, and I came into this business not knowing anything.

I like comedy. I would love to do comedy for a long time.

I always loved acting and improv and sketch comedy and theater, which I did at a local youth theater.

It's fun to do something funny and have the director laughing. It makes you feel good.

I would love to do some more comedy. I would love to do some silliness. I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability.

I'm no way one of those comedians who want to do drama. I really do love comedies. I hope to go back to it.

These actors like Danny McBride and Jonah Hill are so good at improvising, and when they do it, it's this fun moment for the audience. It makes them feel like they're watching something fresh and new.

I love comedy, and I think that's sort of what comes naturally to me.

I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting.

My job is mostly to entertain and be funny.

I did a 'Golden Girls' once, which shot in front of an audience, and that went well. I had a good time. But I need an audience, for comedy at least.

I love being funny! I started in the theater when I was 9 and, believe it or not, always played the funny part!