Hannibal Buress Quotes

Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.

But as far as being popular, yeah, I think Dave Barry is really funny.

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

I want to be remembered as a great actor - and a shining example of humanity.

Colbert makes me crazy: he's so funny. Plus, he seems like an extraordinarily decent dude.

Steve Martin is one of the most intelligent, well-read human beings that I've ever come across. He is equally as funny off screen as he is on. But he also has a very intellectual side, and he's a really nice human being. We actually become good friends.

Billy Crystal knows how to make people laugh. He's got 30 years on stage... there's no telling him what's funny.

It's good to be funny when you are a comedian.

It doesn't matter about money and fame and whatever. I really don't care about that. My thing is, I'm happy that I'm able to have kids have a hero and have someone that they can look up to.

When I did Comic Relief, I did it to be on the show; it's a badge of honor as a comedian to do that show.

I think in my case, I had no choice but to have a good sense of humor. I grew up with my dad, Danny Thomas, and George Burns and Bob Hope and Milton Berle and Sid Caesar and all those guys were at our house all the time and telling jokes and making each other laugh.

My dad would always say, 'What can you do to make the world a better place?' Well, I can make people laugh.

I've got a great sense of humor, and if I'm able to say or do something in a movie that people feel like they want to repeat, that's hugely flattering.

I just want to be known as funny.

When you watch Robin Williams, you can see a lot of Jonathan Winters. Robin is the first one to admit that; he worshiped Jonathan Winters.

Patrice O'Neal is the best comic I ever saw.

To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy. So if you have a very, very funny show, and very good, funny songs, that's what the musical does best.

Larry David makes me laugh.

I hope that, when I leave this planet, I will have touched a few people in a positive way. That's really what I hope I am remembered for the most.

I was changing a light bulb over Groucho Marx's bed, so I took my shoes off, got on his bed and changed the bulb. When I got off the bed he said: 'That's the best acting you've ever done.'

I'm trying to be entertaining without being mean.

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.

With comedy, I like to not rehearse and just have fun with it, because I think being spontaneous is the best thing for a comedy, in my opinion.

I suppose I would like to be remembered as one of the funniest men that people have seen on television.

I'm probably not very good at rom-com, being funny on demand; I'll leave that to the comedians.